Palmeiras debut new pitch with win over Mirassol, move up to second place | OneFootball

Palmeiras returned to winning ways in the Brazilian Championship by defeating Mirassol 1-0 on Sunday night in a match valid for the sixth round. Flaco López scored the only goal of the game, marking Verdão's return to Allianz Parque after almost four months due to the replacement of the synthetic turf.

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

Standings Situation

With this result, Palmeiras reached 13 points but did not manage to regain the lead. Verdão remains in second place, behind São Paulo, who defeated Red Bull Bragantino and stays at the top with 16 points.

Meanwhile, Mirassol suffered their first defeat in the competition and remains with six points, placing them 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, at 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 game?

Mirassol had the first dangerous chance of the game. Reinaldo made a deep play and passed back to Igor Formiga, who cleared the defense and shot, but it was blocked. Shortly after, Palmeiras responded with Mauricio in the 17th minute. The midfielder received the ball inside the box, shot, but missed the target.

Jhon Arias also created a good opportunity in the 23rd minute. Arias received the ball on the left inside the box and shot across, but Walter saved it after a deflection from the Mirassol defense. Two minutes later, at the 25th minute, Flaco López did not forgive 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. The number 42 received it 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 it. 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 extended the lead. Marlon Freitas made a good pass to the Argentine on the right, but when it came time to finish, the forward shot wide.

About ten minutes later, the striker almost scored a second. The ball fell to Flaco, he controlled it, and shot towards the goal, sending it close to Walter's post. In the sequence, Nathan Fogaça received from Tiquinho Soares and tried a shot on goal. However, Carlos Miguel made the save and maintained Palmeiras' advantage.

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

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