Palmeiras beat Mirassol, hope São Paulo slip to stay top of Brasileiro | OneFootball

Palmeiras returned to winning ways in the Brazilian Championship, defeating Mirassol on Saturday night by 1-0 in a match valid for the sixth round. Flaco López scored the only goal of the game, which marked Verdão’s return to Allianz Parque after almost four months.

With this result, Abel Ferreira’s team remains unbeaten at home this season.

Standings Situation

With this result, Palmeiras regains the top spot in the Brasileirão, with 13 points earned, and roots against São Paulo to stay in first. Tricolor has the same number of points and will play against Red Bull Bragantino this round.

Meanwhile, Mirassol suffered its first defeat in the competition and remains with six points, sitting in 12th place.

📋 Match Summary

🟢⚪ PALMEIRAS 1 x 0 MIRASSOL 🟡🟢 🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (6th round) 🏟️ Venue: Allianz Parque, São Paulo (SP) 📅 Date: March 15, 2026 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 6:30 PM (Brasília time) 👥 Attendance: 35,360 fans 💰 Revenue: R$ 2,704,567.87 🟨 Yellow cards: Carlos Miguel and Lucas Evangelista (Palmeiras); Neto Moura, Reinaldo, Igor Formiga, and Negueba (Mirassol) 🟥 Red cards: None

Refereeing

Goal

⚽ Flaco López, 25′ of the 1st half (Palmeiras)

🟢⚪ Palmeiras Carlos Miguel; Giay, Gustavo Gómez, Bruno Fuchs, and Arthur (Piquerez); Marlon Freitas (Larson), Andreas Pereira (Lucas Evangelista), Jhon Arias (Felipe Anderson), and Allan; Mauricio (Emiliano Martínez) and Flaco López. Coach: Abel Ferreira

🟡🟢 Mirassol Walter; Igor Formiga, João Victor, Willian Machado, and Reinaldo (Victor Luís); Neto Moura (Gabriel Pires), José Aldo, and Shaylon (Alesson); Carlos Eduardo (Tiquinho Soares), Negueba, and André Luis (Nathan Fogaça). Coach: Ivan Baitello (assistant coach)

How was the match?

Mirassol had the first dangerous chance of the game. Reinaldo made a deep run and passed back, finding Igor Formiga, who dribbled past the defender and shot, but hit the defense. Shortly after, Palmeiras responded with Mauricio in the 17th minute. The midfielder received the ball inside the box, took a shot, but sent it wide.

Jhon Arias also created a good chance in the 23rd minute. Arias received the ball on the left inside the box and shot across goal, but Walter saved it after a deflection from the Mirassol defense. Two minutes later, in the 25th minute, Flaco López made no mistake and opened the scoring for Palmeiras.

Flaco López received from Gustavo Gómez, played a one-two with Mauricio, who returned the ball to the Argentine. Wearing number 42, he was left free at the edge of the box and unleashed a powerful left-footed shot into Walter’s corner.

Carlos Miguel prevented the equalizer six minutes into the second half. Negueba controlled the ball at the edge of the box and crossed. The ball went across the area and the goalkeeper made a good save to keep the score at zero. In the 14th minute, Flaco López almost doubled the lead. Marlon Freitas played a great ball to the Argentine on the right, but when it came time to finish, the striker sent it wide.

About ten minutes later, the striker almost scored a second. The ball fell to Flaco, he controlled it and shot on goal, sending it just wide of Walter’s post. Soon after, Nathan Fogaça received from Tiquinho Soares and tried his luck, but Carlos Miguel made the save and maintained Palmeiras’ advantage.

Mirassol tried to apply some pressure in stoppage time, but Verdão managed to hold on and secured their first three points at Allianz Parque.

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