First-half finishing lifts Mirassol into 18th | OneFootball

Mirassol beat Grêmio 2-1 at the Maião to climb to 18th in the Brasileirão, while the visitors slipped to 16th.

Bruno Santos put Mirassol ahead in the 16th minute, turning in Igor's cross. Edson Carioca doubled the lead (40.) from Denilson's through ball.

After the restart, Tricolor Gaúcho rallied and Carlos Vinícius lashed home on the break (77.) from Cristian Pavon's pass. The striker is now third in the Brasileirão scoring with 10 goals.

Walter had earlier kept the hosts in front with smart stops from Tetê and Juan Nardoni. A triple half time change lifted the visitors' tempo, with Leonel Pérez and Martin Braithwaite adding thrust.

A potential dismissal for Denilson was checked by VAR, with no red card given (37.).

Mirassol mustered 14 attempts and five corners. Tricolor Gaúcho had 55.6% possession and nine attempts.

Next up, Mirassol visit Vasco da Gama in the league. Tricolor Gaúcho travel to Bolívar in the Sudamericana.