📹 VAR drama and bizarre goal condemn first Brasileirão side to relegation OneFootball Wed, November 4, 2026 at 12:34 AM UTC · 2 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement In Matchday 34 of the 2026 Brasileirão, Mirassol beat Chapecoense 2-1 at Arena Condá on Tuesday (3).
The Santa Catarina side opened the scoring through Kauan early in the first half, assisted by Giovanni Augusto.
Mirassol's comeback began before halftime amid plenty of controversy surrounding referee Lucas Paulo Torezin's decisions.
VAR intervened twice over potential penalties.
On the first occasion, the referee went to the monitor and awarded a penalty for handball inside the box.
Reinaldo, however, missed his third consecutive penalty of the season.
Then, in first-half stoppage time, another controversial refereeing decision followed, with a VAR review confirming a penalty for Camilo's foul on Alesson.
This time, the left-back smashed his spot-kick into the top corner to draw Mirassol level.
The match officials even had to leave the pitch under military police escort at halftime because of the Chapecoense fans' anger.
To top it off, less than 15 minutes into the second half, goalkeeper Anderson made one of the most bizarre blunders of the campaign, resulting in the own goal that completed Mirassol's comeback.
Chapecoense piled on the pressure and fought until the final minute, but could not find an equalizer.
The win took Mirassol to 40 points and up to 12th place, opening a four-point gap over Corinthians, the first team inside the relegation zone.
Chapecoense, meanwhile, despite having a game in hand, remained bottom with 21 points and are mathematically relegated to Série B.
With five matches left to play, the western Santa Catarina side could only match Corinthians' tally of 36 points, leaving them with no chance of catching Grêmio (37 points).
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