Flaco López scores, Palmeiras beat Mirassol, perfect in Paulistão | OneFootball

This Saturday (17th), Palmeiras defeated Mirassol 1-0 at the Crefisa Barueri Arena, in the third round of the 2026 Paulistão.

Verdão started by putting pressure on their opponent and, before the 10-minute mark, Giay and Marlon Freitas threatened the goal defended by Walter.

On the other side, André Luis—inside the box—forced Carlos Miguel to make a great save.

The best chance, however, came from Vitor Roque, who missed the finish at the 36-minute mark.

With greater ball possession, Palmeiras opened the scoring thanks to Flaco López.

The Argentine striker, who came on for Bruno Rodrigues at the start of the second half, was brought down by Yuri Lara in the attacking half.

On Sosa’s free kick to the far post, Flaco López rose higher than Reinaldo and headed the ball in, bringing joy to the Verdão fans.

The Verdão striker had another chance to score, but his shot from outside the box forced Walter to make a two-step save.

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With their third consecutive win, Palmeiras reached nine points and took the lead in the 2026 Paulistão.

Mirassol, meanwhile, remained on three points and dropped to eighth place—right at the cutoff for teams qualifying for the knockout stage.

Verdão returns to the field next Tuesday (20th), when they visit Novorizontino, while Leão Caipira hosts RB Bragantino at Maião on Wednesday (21st).

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