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Mirassol — Flamengo: 1:5, Serie A

Serie A
Mirassol D23 Aug · Away Santos · 1:1D30 Aug · Home Palmeiras · 1:1L2 Sep · Away Flamengo · 0:2W6 Sep · Away Coritiba · 2:1D13 Sep · Home Vitoria · 2:2W19 Sep · Home Botafogo · 2:0
1:5
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Flamengo W2 Sep · Home Mirassol · 2:0W6 Sep · Away Remo · 1:0W11 Sep · Away Independiente del Valle · 2:0W13 Sep · Home Corinthians · 2:1D18 Sep · Home Independiente del Valle · 1:1W20 Sep · Home RB Bragantino · 2:1
Venue: Jose Maria de Campos Maia Municipal Stadium City: Mirassol

In the Serie A game on 16 August 2026, Flamengo beat Mirassol 1:5. Match numbers: shots on target 5:8, corners 4:3.

Match report

Flamengo made a statement on their travels to host Mirassol at the José Maria de Campos Maia Municipal Stadium on Saturday evening, running out 5-1 winners in the Série A's regular season round 23. By then the visitors had already established themselves as genuine title contenders, sitting second in the table with 51 points from 25 games. Mirassol, meanwhile, languish in 16th place with just 25 points and have not won since a 2-1 victory over Remo on 29 July. And here's the thing — the match turned on moments rather than sustained pressure. J. Carrascal opened the scoring for Flamengo in the 22nd minute, a neat finish that caught the home side on the back foot. Luiz Araujo doubled the lead shortly before the break with a 53rd-minute goal, while Pedro struck twice in the second half, his first coming in the 56th minute and the second in the 66th. The home side's resistance crumbled further when Samuel Lino made it 4-1 in the 74th minute, before Joao Victor added a fifth just three minutes later. Mirassol managed only one consolation through Carrascal, though that particular goal was credited to the Flamengo player — a confusion in the official records perhaps, but the result tells its own story. The hosts had created two big chances but failed to convert, while Flamengo turned six big chances into five goals. The statistics paint a familiar picture. Flamengo enjoyed 56 per cent possession and registered 10 shots, eight of which were on target, yielding an expected goals figure of 2.4. Mirassol had 44 per cent of the ball, 13 shots with five on target, and an xG of 1.15 — but shots accuracy sat at just 31 per cent, meaning most efforts found neither the target nor the net. What matters now is the gap. Flamengo sit 26 points clear of the drop zone and four points behind whoever leads the table, while Mirassol's position suggests relegation is no longer a distant threat but an immediate one. The hosts have lost 12 of 25 games this season and have not travelled to make up the numbers with confidence. Flamengo, by contrast, have won 15 matches and have the deeper squad to sustain a challenge until the final whistle. The clean-sheet run came to an end for Mirassol, but this was never about keeping a clean sheet. It was about whether they could impose any kind of structure, and by then the answer was clear. Flamengo went for the jugular and punished them from a corner when it mattered, turning possession into goals and leaving Mirassol to wonder what went wrong.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 44 – 56.00
Shots on target 5 – 8
Shots off target 8 – 2
Expected goals 1.15 – 2.40

Match events

  1. 17' 0:0 Mirassol Substitution Edson Carioca off: Alesson
  2. 22' 0:1 Flamengo Goal J. Carrascal assist: G. Plata
  3. 45+3' 0:1 Mirassol Yellow card Denilson
  4. 46' 0:1 Mirassol Substitution Wallisson off: Eduardo
  5. 51' 0:1 Mirassol Yellow card G. Cazonatti
  6. 53' 0:2 Flamengo Goal Luiz Araujo assist: J. Carrascal
  7. 54' 0:2 Mirassol Substitution G. Cazonatti off: Neto Moura
  8. 54' 0:2 Mirassol Substitution Denilson off: Japa
  9. 56' 0:2 Mirassol Substitution Denilson off: Japa
  10. 56' 0:2 Mirassol Substitution G. Cazonatti off: Neto Moura
  11. 56' 0:3 Flamengo Goal Pedro assist: Ayrton Lucas
  12. 62' 0:3 Flamengo Substitution Luiz Araujo off: Samuel Lino
  13. 63' 0:3 Flamengo Substitution E. Pulgar off: Evertton Araujo
  14. 63' 0:3 Flamengo Substitution G. Plata off: Jorginho
  15. 63' 0:3 Flamengo Substitution Luiz Araujo off: Samuel Lino
  16. 66' 0:4 Flamengo Goal Pedro assist: J. Carrascal
  17. 69' 0:4 Flamengo Substitution Ayrton Lucas off: J. Goes
  18. 69' 0:4 Mirassol Substitution Fernandinho off: Gustavo Silva
  19. 73' 0:4 Flamengo Substitution Lucas Paqueta off: G. de Arrascaeta
  20. 74' 0:5 Flamengo Goal Samuel Lino assist: G. de Arrascaeta
  21. 74' 0:5 Flamengo Substitution Lucas Paqueta off: G. de Arrascaeta
  22. 77' 1:5 Mirassol Goal Joao Victor assist: Reinaldo
  23. 85' 1:5 Mirassol Yellow card Neto Moura

Statistics

44 Possession, % 56.00
5 Shots on target 8
8 Shots off target 2
1.15 Expected goals 2.40
2 Big chances 6
4 Corners 3
12 Fouls 4
4 Free kicks 12
4 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
4 Goal kicks 9
26 Throw-ins 13
All statistics
8/1457% Aerial duels 6/1443%
70 Backward passes 79
3 Blocked shots 5
13 Clearances 25
7/2232% Crosses 3/1030%
6/1443% Dribbles 5/1338%
1.16 Expected assists 2.62
50 Failed passes 71
3 Goalkeeper saves 3
6 Interceptions 12
15 Key passes 12
11/2446% Long passes 27/4560%
99 Passes into the final third 92
215 Passes in the opposition half 222
206 Passes in own half 328
0.31 Shot accuracy 0.53
7 Shots from outside the box 3
9 Shots inside the box 12
7/1258% Tackles 20/2677%
399 Total passes 540

Line-ups

Mirassol

Starting XI
# Player number
22 Walter 22
3 Willian Machado 3
6 Reinaldo 6
32 Igor Formiga 32
34 João Victor Carroll Santana 34
8 Denilson 8
17 Fernandinho 17
30 Bruno Santos 30
55 Gustavo Cazonatti 55
80 Wallisson Luiz Alves Máximo 80
95 Edson Carioca 95
Substitutes
# Player number
23 Alex Roberto Santana Rafael 23
2 Lucas Oliveira 2
12 Victor Luis 12
18 Elias 18
44 Gabriel Knesowitsch 44
5 Hapa 5
10 Chico 10
19 Gustavo Silva 19
25 Antonio Francisco Moura Neto 25
33 Eduardo 33
9 André Luís Silva de Aguiar 9
77 Alesson 77
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Flamengo

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Agustín Rossi 1
2 Guillermo Varela 2
4 Leonardo Pereira 4
6 Ayrton Lucas 6
13 Danilo 13
5 Erick Antonio Pulgar Farfán 5
7 Luiz de Araújo Guimarães Neto 7
15 Jorge Andrés Carrascal Guardo 15
19 Gonzalo Jordy Plata Jiménez 19
20 Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima 20
9 Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos 9
Substitutes
# Player number
42 Andrew 42
49 Diogo Alves 49
3 Leonardo Rech Ortiz 3
22 Emerson Royal 22
77 Johnny Gough 77
8 Saúl Ñíguez Esclapez 8
10 Giorgian Daniel de Arrascaeta Benedetti 10
16 Samuel Lino 16
21 Jorginho 21
52 Evertton Gustavo Fernandes Araújo 52
99 Lorrane 99
64 Wallace Yan 64
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