This Sunday, August 2nd, Mirassol and Grêmio will face each other at the José Maria de Campos Maia Stadium (Maião), located in Mirassol, São Paulo. The match is part of the first leg of the Copa do Brasil 2026 round of sixteen and is scheduled to start at 6 PM Brasília time.
The broadcast of this duel will be exclusively and live on Amazon Prime Video via streaming.
Probable lineups and refereeing
The probable formations presented are: for Mirassol, Walter; Igor Formiga, Gabriel Knesowitsch, João Victor, and Reinaldo; Denílson, Japa, and Eduardo; Bruno Santos, Gustavo Mosquito, and Edson Carioca, under the command of coach Rafael Guanaes. Grêmio, on the other hand, counts on Weverton; Pavón, Gustavo Martins, Walter Kannemann, and Marlon; Noriega, Nardoni, and Villasanti; Amuzu, Braithwaite, and Tetê, commanded by Luís Castro.
The game's refereeing will be conducted by Savio Pereira Sampaio (DF), with assistants Leila Naiara Moreira da Cruz (DF) and Daniel Henrique da Silva Andrade (DF). The VAR will be operated by Pablo Ramon Gonçalves Pinheiro (RN). The definitive lineups will be disclosed approximately one hour before the start of the match.
This first encounter defines the dispute for a spot in the quarterfinals, with the São Paulo team hosting the Gaúcho Tricolor at Maião, seeking to create an advantage before the return match, which will take place in Porto Alegre.
Mirassol arrives motivated after eliminating Red Bull Bragantino in the previous stage and securing a victory over Remo in the Brazilian Championship, which lifted them out of the relegation zone. Coach Rafael Guanaes will resume using goalkeeper Walter, who was suspended in the previous round of Série A.
In contrast, Grêmio is going through a more complicated period. After being recently eliminated from the Copa Sul-Americana by Bolívar, the Gaúcho club is also in the relegation zone of the Brasileirão. Under pressure, coach Luís Castro aims to achieve a good result away from home in this Copa do Brasil match to ease the atmosphere before the decisive confrontation at the Arena do Grêmio.
