Down to nine men, Bragantino hold Athletico-PR to a draw in the Brasileirão

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·26 febbraio 2026

Down to nine men, Bragantino hold Athletico-PR to a draw in the Brasileirão

This Wednesday, with two players down, Red Bull Bragantino held Athletico-PR to a 1-1 draw at Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques, in the fourth round of the Brazilian Championship.

Standings

With this result, Red Bull Bragantino sits in sixth place in the table, with seven points. Athletico-PR, meanwhile, is in fifth place, with the same number of points.

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📋 Match Summary

⚪🔴BRAGANTINO 1 X 1 ATHLETICO-PR⚫🔴

🏆 Competition: 4th round of the Brazilian Championship 🏟️ Venue: Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques, in Bragança Paulista 📅 Date: February 25, 2026 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 7:00 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Fabinho, Pedro Henrique, Alix (Bragantino); Arthur Dias, Zapelli (Athletico-PR) 🟥Red Card: Fabinho and Alix Vinícius (Bragantino)

Refereeing

Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araujo Assistants: Nailton Junior de Sousa and Thiago Henrique Neto VAR: Thiago Duarte Peixoto

Goals

⚽ Juninho Capixaba, 42′ of the 1st half (Bragantino) ⚽ Julimar, 33′ of the 2nd half (Athletico-PR)

How the match went

Even playing away from home, Athletico-PR started the match better, creating the first opportunities. As the first half progressed, Bragantino began to take control of the game.

Then, at 42 minutes, Bragantino opened the scoring. Juninho Capixaba took a free kick from the right side of the attack and found the top corner. Goalkeeper Santos even managed to get a hand on the ball, but couldn’t prevent the first goal for Massa Bruta.

At the start of the second half, five minutes in, Fabinho made a hard tackle on Luiz Gustavo in midfield and was sent off, leaving Bragantino with one less player.

Taking advantage of the numerical superiority, Athletico-PR managed to equalize at 33 minutes. Julimar appeared in the box after a pass from Benavídez and shot across goal to score. In the final stretch, Alix Vinícius was sent off and Bragantino finished the match with two players down.

Lineups

⚪🔴BRAGANTINO

Cleiton, Andrés Hurtado (Eduardo Santos), Alix Vinicius, Pedro Henrique, Juninho Capixaba, Fabinho, Gustavinho (Eric Ramires), Lucas Barbosa, Henry Mosquera (Herrera), Eduardo Sasha (Fernando), Isidro Pitta (Matheus Fernandes) Coach: Vagner Mancini.

⚫🔴ATHLETICO-PR

Santos, Terán, Aguirre (Felipe Chiqueti), Arthur Dias, Benavidez, Luiz Gustavo, Portilla (Dudu), Zapelli (João Cruz), Esquivel, Mendoza (Julimar), Viveros. Coach: Odair Hellmann.