Mirassol's 2-0 defeat to Flamengo created a rare situation in the lower part of the Brazilian Championship table. The result left the São Paulo team strictly tied with Vasco on all major classification criteria: each has 25 points, six wins, a negative goal difference of 12, and 27 goals scored.
A divergence in the interpretation of the Brasileirão tiebreaker criteria is generating doubts and has caused different ranking orders on sports coverage websites, some with Vasco, others with Mirassol in the relegation zone.
The CBF's website woke up with the São Paulo club in the Z4, but hours later went offline and returned with the cruz-maltino among the bottom four teams. The reporter requested a position from the CBF on the case and has not yet received a response. According to the Specific Competition Regulations of the Brazilian Championship Series A 2026, the first tiebreaker criterion is the highest number of wins.
