Mirassol 1:5 Flamengo: Match Result

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.

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

Starting XI

Player

number

João Victor Carroll Santana

Wallisson Luiz Alves Máximo

Edson Carioca

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

Substitutes

Player

number

Alex Roberto Santana Rafael

Antonio Francisco Moura Neto

Eduardo

André Luís Silva de Aguiar

Alesson

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

Starting XI

Player

number

Erick Antonio Pulgar Farfán

Luiz de Araújo Guimarães Neto

Jorge Andrés Carrascal Guardo

Gonzalo Jordy Plata Jiménez

Lucas Tolentino Coelho de Lima

Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos

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

Substitutes

Player

number

Giorgian Daniel de Arrascaeta Benedetti

Samuel Lino

Jorginho