Stung by Mirassol, São Paulo seek drought-ending win for Roger | OneFootball

The run of São Paulo matches away from Morumbi begins this Saturday (25), against Mirassol, in a clash valid for the 13th round of the Brasileirão, at Brinco de Ouro da Princesa stadium in Campinas, since the Tricolor stadium will be occupied for concerts.

As much as the overall head-to-head record points to a wide advantage for Tricolor, São Paulo’s record against the countryside team over the last four years has been awful, with just one win in five meetings.

Since 2023, São Paulo have won one, drawn one, and lost three matches to the surprising Mirassol, in the teams’ last five meetings across the Brasileirão and the Paulista Championship.

In this year’s state championship, at the start of the season, the rival cruised to a 3-0 win over Tricolor while still under Hernán Crespo. The scoreline was a repeat of the match between the sides in the second half of the 2025 Brasileirão, also with the Argentine as coach.

In the first half of the season, with Zubeldía on the bench, Mirassol won 2-0 right at Morumbi. Before that, in that year’s Paulista Championship, São Paulo played well and thrashed them 4-1, their only win in this stretch, which also included a 1-1 draw in the 2024 Paulista Championship.

In this recent short spell, therefore, Tricolor could be called a pushover for the team from the São Paulo countryside. The overall balance of the matchup, however, shows São Paulo’s superiority, as they dominated from 2022 backward.

Since 2008, when they first began facing each other in official competitions, there have been 18 matches, with ten wins for Tricolor, four draws, and four victories for Mirassol. São Paulo also hold a good advantage in goals scored, 35 to 19, according to figures from the Ogol website.

The team is seeking victory not only to stay among the top sides in the Brasileirão and end this small streak of three straight losses to Mirassol, but also to give their coach Roger Machado a lifeline.

The coach continues to be heavily targeted by the Tricolor supporters, who booed him before, during, and after the last 1-0 win at Morumbi over Juventude in the Copa do Brasil.

While the fans remain furious and are calling for Roger’s dismissal, the club’s board, especially through president Harry Massis, continues to fully back the coach. See what he said below:

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