Standout star sets early tone for Vitória in Mirassol draw | OneFootball

Carlos Renê de Sousa Ferreira struck in the third minute, putting Vitória in front en route to a 2-2 draw with Mirassol.

The 22-year-old forward sprinted onto Lucas Arcanjo's long distribution and finished from the centre of the box to open the scoring, a break that suited Leão da Barra's direct start. Moments later he forced Alex Muralha into a save with a close-range header (8.).

Renê doubled the advantage with a crisp right-footer from outside the area into the bottom right corner (12.), again finishing a transition after Erick released him. His movement between centre-backs kept Mirassol off balance through the first phase.

He finished with four attempts and three on target, plus four touches in the box, underlining a ruthless edge on counters against a side that had 75.5% possession. He also won possession six times, helping Nêgo relieve pressure when the game became stretched.

Vitória host Cruzeiro next. Mirassol welcome Botafogo.