São Paulo struggle v Mirassol, fans in disbelief – see more | OneFootball

The 2026 version of São Paulo is already starting to worry its fans.

Against Mirassol, last season’s big surprise in Brazilian football, Tricolor is starting off with a defeat in the Paulistão.

They went into halftime trailing 2-0 to the Leão do Interior at Maião.

They even had more possession. But they made too many mistakes. And saw Rafael Guanaes’ team be lethal. 

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Debutant scores and own goal

Mirassol took the lead just seven minutes in.

Daniel Borges made a run down the left and the Tricolor defense hesitated, expecting a foul to be called.

But the referee played advantage, Shaylon hit the post, and the alert Lucas Mugni got the rebound.

The attempt to react did come.

Crespo’s team had more possession.

But without posing any real threat.

So it was up to Mirassol to be lethal once again in the 20th minute.

Alesson attempted a cross and Alan Franco scored an own goal.

The partial result, combined with the performance on the field, already sparked many reactions on social media. 

Was he predicting the future?

Promising!

Those who know, know...

Now!

Was it really like that?

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