Mirassol Defeats Chapecoense 2-1, Securing Their Place in the Brasileirão
Mirassol triumphed over Chapecoense 2-1 at Arena Condá on Tuesday (3), during Matchday 34 of the 2026 Brasileirão. The Santa Catarina team initially took the lead when Kauan scored early in the first half, assisted by Giovanni Augusto.
Mirassol began to mount a comeback before halftime amidst significant controversy regarding referee Lucas Paulo Torezin’s decisions.
VAR called attention to two penalty incidents during the match.
In the first incident, the referee reviewed a handball inside the box and awarded a penalty kick. However, Reinaldo ended up missing his third penalty of the season.
Then, right before the end of the first half, another contentious refereeing decision saw a VAR review confirm a penalty for Camilo’s foul on Alesson. This time, Camilo effectively converted the penalty, blasting his shot into the top corner to equalize the score for Mirassol.
At halftime, match officials had to leave the pitch under police escort due to the frustrations expressed by Chapecoense fans.
The situation worsened for Chapecoense when, less than 15 minutes into the second half, goalkeeper Anderson committed an unusual mistake, scoring an own goal that gave Mirassol the lead.
Despite putting pressure on Mirassol until the very end, Chapecoense could not secure an equalizer.
🚦 What it means
This victory lifted Mirassol to 40 points, placing them in 12th position and creating a four-point margin over Corinthians, who are currently in the relegation zone.
On the other end, Chapecoense remained at the bottom with 21 points, facing mathematical relegation to Série B, despite still having a game in hand over other teams. With five matches left to play, Chapecoense can only equal Corinthians’ tally of 36 points, leaving them unable to catch Grêmio, who have 37 points.
