{
  "id": 6831755,
  "title": "🎥 Should it have gone ahead? Brasileirão derby starts on soaked pitch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/should-it-have-gone-ahead-brasileirao-derby-starts-on-soaked-pitch",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-12T00:44:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/match-gone-ahead-brasileir-o-004400271.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 27th round of the 2026 Brasileirão took place on Friday night at Couto Pereira, featuring the 401st Athletiba match in history. Despite the rain-soaked pitch, the match proceeded due to the decision of the refereeing team. Athletico coach Odair Hellmann expressed dissatisfaction with the match continuing, but it began with a five-minute delay. Both teams struggled to find their rhythm, with numerous confrontations occurring in the opening 13 minutes.\n\nFuracão took the lead after Luiz Gustavo rose above Brazil call-up Pedro Morisco in the air. The first red card of the match came to Coritiba's Arthur Dias, who received a yellow card for his actions. Later, Breno Lopes was sent off with a red card for his role in a confrontation where an opponent had his mouth covered. Josué equalized the score with a free kick off the crossbar, and Tiago Cóser sealed the win with a goal off the crossbar. The win puts Athletico in third place with 48 points, while Coritiba remains in seventh with 37 points.",
  "summary": "The 27th round of the 2026 Brasileirão got underway on Friday night (11) with the 401st Athletiba in history at Couto Pereira.A derby that went ahead even though the pitch was far from ideal because ...",
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}