With the result, Verdão has nine points and takes the lead provisionally
On Saturday night (17), at Arena Crefisa, the beat Mirassol in the third round of the first phase of the . The 1-0 victory was achieved thanks to a header from Flaco López, who came on in the second half and confirmed the superiority that the home team demonstrated throughout the game.
The result leaves Palmeiras provisionally at the top of the table. with nine points and 100% success rate after the third victory by the minimum score. Mirassol, in turn, is in eighth, with three points, and could lose positions.
In the next round, Palmeiras visits Novorizontino, at the Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi Stadium. The match is scheduled for Tuesday (20), at 8pm. Mirassol plays at the same time, but on Wednesday (21). The team receives in its domains the .
Palmeiras played a good game even without presenting any major new features compared to what they showed in 2025. Their physical conditioning is still not the best, which makes it impossible to make a more concrete assessment of the team’s technical stage.
The highlights were the consistent performances of young Arthur, a 20-year-old left-back, and Luís Pacheco, a 17-year-old midfielder. Striker Riquelme Fillipe, 19, came on in the second half and also did well. The good participation of Ramón Sosa, Flaco López and Mauricio must be recognized.
Still undergoing reconstruction after losing important pieces, Mirassol was far from presenting the successful football of last season.
Palmeiras started braver and risked medium-range shots. The alviverde club threatened Mirassol’s goal and took corners. There were seven in 11 minutes, while the interior team didn’t even take a shot on goal in that period.
At 20, the referee made a mistake by not giving a card to the player Eduardo, from Mirassol, who put his hand on the ball in an attack by Palmeiras. The move generated a lot of complaints from who was punished by the judge with the yellow card he wanted for his opponent.
Little by little, Palmeiras lost space on the field and saw Mirassol progress. The home team started to rely on long balls and faster plays to try to surprise the opponent.
Vitor Roque even missed an incredible goal after a beautiful play plotted by the Palmeiras attack. Carlos Miguel also had some work with Mirassol’s moves. But the zero didn’t come off the scoreboard in the first half.
At the beginning of the second half, the game was very tight and there were few chances on both sides. Abel replaced strikers Roque and Bruno Rodrigues with Flaco López and Riquelme Filipe. Roque left complaining of knee pain.
In the 26th minute, Flaco López was fouled on the right side of the attack, close to the penalty area. Ramón Sosa took the ball with precision towards the second post, the Argentine striker headed it and put Palmeiras in front.
After the goal, the game returned to its previous pattern, with rare opportunities and heavily hampered by fouls. Flaco López still had other chances, but the score remained 1-0 until the final whistle.
TECHNICAL SHEET
PALMEIRAS 1 x 0 MIRASSOL
PALMEIRAS: Carlos Miguel; Giay, Gustavo Gómez (Benedetti), Bruno Fuchs and Arthur (Piquerez); Luís Pacheco (Emi Martínez), Marlon Freitas, Mauricio and Ramón Sosa; Bruno Rodrigues (Riquelme Fillipi) and Vitor Roque (Flaco López). Coach: Abel Ferreira.
MIRASSOL: Walter; Daniel Borges, João Victor, Luiz Otávio and Reinaldo; Neto Moura (Renato Marques), Yuri Lara (Lucas Mugni), Eduardo (José Aldo) and Shaylon (Galeano); Alesson (Carlos Eduardo) and André Luís. Coach: Rafael Guanaes.
GOAL: Flaco López, 26 minutes into the 2nd half.
REFEREE: Lucas Canetto Bellote.
YELLOW CARDS: Abel Ferreira, Ramón Sosa, Carlos Miguel, Rafael Guanaes, Reinaldo, Renato Marques, João Victor and Shaylon
AUDIENCE: 12,654 people.
INCOME: Not available.
LOCATION: Arena Crefisa, in Barueri.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
