Mirassol Beat Grêmio 2-1 as Sloppy Defending Costs the Tricolor
Grêmio's biggest opponent wasn't the referee, it was their own defending. Mirassol punished every mistake, proving that discipline and organization can beat bigger names on any day.
Mirassol led 2-0 at halftime at the Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia, with debutant Bruno Santos opening the scoring in the 16th minute and Edson Carioca doubling it in the 40th, according to Rádio Itatiaia. If there was a flashpoint for officiating debate, it actually worked in Grêmio's favor: referee Bruno Arleu de Araújo initially sent off Mirassol's Denilson for pulling back Francis Amuzu on a counterattack, only to downgrade the card to yellow after a VAR review, as confirmed by the CBF's own VAR analysis. Mirassol kept all eleven men and never needed the break.
Carlos Vinícius pulled one back for Grêmio in the second half, finishing a quick break, but the visitors created little else against a well-organized home side. The result leaves Mirassol on 19 points in 18th, still inside the relegation zone but closing the gap, while Grêmio sit on 21 points in 16th with back-to-back defeats, per VAVEL Brasil.
