What to expect from Mirassol against Corinthians in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

By Fabio Luigi / Central do Timão Editorial Team

Corinthians visit Mirassol on Sunday night (3) at the Estádio Municipal José Maria de Campos Maia, known as Maião, in a match valid for the 14th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship. The Corinthians side currently sit only 14th in the table with 15 points — three wins, six draws, and four defeats — with nine goals scored and 11 conceded.

Last weekend, Timão ended a nine-match winless run in the league by beating Vasco da Gama 1-0 in Itaquera. But do you know how Mirassol come into this Brasileirão clash against Corinthians? Central do Timão breaks down the opponent’s current situation. The team coached by Rafael Guanaes, after being the big surprise of last season by finishing the national tournament in fourth place with 67 points, are going through an inconsistent campaign.

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In the 2026 edition of the Brasileirão, Leão are in the relegation zone and sit only 18th with nine points — two wins, three draws, and seven defeats — with 13 goals scored and 18 conceded — a 23.07% success rate. The team from the São Paulo countryside is also coming off a 1-0 away defeat to São Paulo in the national tournament last weekend.

Their only two wins in the Brasileirão came against Vasco da Gama (H) and Internacional (A), both by 2-1 scorelines, in the first and 12th rounds, respectively. When they faced Cruz-Maltino, the coach was still Fernando Diniz, now at Corinthians. For the match against Alvinegro, Leão will be without right-back Igor Cariús and forward Negueba, both in the medical department, as well as midfielder José Aldo, who is suspended.

Thus, according to ge.globo, Mirassol should face Corinthians with the following lineup: Walter; João Victor, Lucas Oliveira and Willian Machado; Igor Formiga, Denílson (Eduardo), Neto Moura and Reinaldo; Carlos Eduardo (Edson Carioca), Alesson and André Luís.

Libertadores performance

In their first participation in the international competition, Mirassol have been posting satisfactory results, as they have six points from three rounds — three goals scored and two conceded. Rafael Guanaes’ team are in third place in the group due to tiebreak criteria. In the opening round, at home, they beat Lanús 1-0. In the second, they were defeated 2-0 by Ecuador’s LDU. In midweek, meanwhile, they beat Bolivia’s Always Ready 2-0 at Maião.

Copa do Brasil

Leão made their debut in the 2026 domestic knockout competition in the fifth round and drew the first leg 1-1 against Red Bull Bragantino at Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques, in Atibaia. The second leg is scheduled for next Wednesday the 13th at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Maião. If there is another draw, the tie will be decided on penalties.

Campeonato Paulista

Due to the earlier start of the Brazilian Championship, combined with the change in the state tournament format and the need to rotate the squad, Mirassol did not even manage to qualify for the knockout stage of the 2026 Paulistão, something that had been becoming increasingly frequent in recent years. Among the 16 teams, Leão had only the 11th-best campaign, with just eight points — two wins, two draws, and four defeats — with 10 goals scored and eight conceded — a 33.3% success rate.

The Ex Rule

The clash between Corinthians and Mirassol features two reunions: goalkeeper Walter (38) and right-back Igor Formiga (25). The former played for Corinthians between mid-2013 and the end of 2020, serving as Cássio’s main backup in goal. Whenever called upon, he always lived up to the expectations of the coaching staff and the fans.

In total, he played 91 matches for Corinthians (80 as a starter), with 40 wins, 23 draws, and 28 defeats — a 52.38% success rate. In addition, he won the following titles: Campeonato Paulista (2013, 2017, 2018, and 2019) and Brasileirão (2015 and 2017).

Igor Formiga, meanwhile, was signed by Corinthians in 2019 but never made his debut for Timão’s senior team, despite having trained with the first team. He only got opportunities with the Under-23 side, which the club discontinued at the start of 2021. The player left Parque São Jorge in 2022 to sign for Ponte Preta, where he had previously played.

After leaving Corinthians, he played for Ponte Preta, Cruzeiro, Portimonense (Portugal), Grêmio Novorizontino, and Juventude. In January 2026, he signed with Mirassol.

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