At Vila Belmiro, Santos FC held 1-1 by Mirassol
Santos FC drew 1-1 with Mirassol in the 24th round of the Brazilian Championship. The match, played this Sunday (23) at Vila Belmiro, featured Santos’s goal scored by Barreal. With the result, Peixe...
In a hard-fought match at Vila Belmiro, Santos FC held Mirassol to a 1-1 draw in the 24th round of the Brazilian Championship. The game took place on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at Estádio Urbano Caldeira in Santos, with 14,751 fans in attendance. Santos secured 26 points in the competition with this result, while Mirassol climbed to an aggregate score of 26 points as well.
The match was refereed by Edina Alves Batista, with assistants Neuza Ines Back and Fabrini Bevilaqua Costa. The video assistant referee was Marco Aurelio A. Fazekas Ferreira. Both teams received yellow cards, with Santos' João Schmidt and Neymar Jr. receiving cards, and Mirassol's Neto Moura, Igor Formiga, and Gabriel Knesowitsch also receiving cards. Mirassol's Wallisson received a red card.
The first goal of the match came in the 35th minute, scored by Eduardo from Mirassol. Santos equalized in the 22nd minute of stoppage time when Neymar Jr. passed the ball to Barreal, who then shot into the goal. Neymar Jr. also had a shot from outside the box saved by Mirassol's goalkeeper Walter twice. Afterward, Thaciano set Neymar Jr. up from the edge of the box, but his shot was saved by Walter as well.
Despite numerous efforts, neither team was able to find the back of the net again. The match concluded in a 1-1 draw, leaving both teams with 26 points each in the Brazilian Championship standings.
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