América Mineiro let a late first-half lead slip against Londrina on Monday night, drawing 1-1 at Arena Independência in a game that had a bit of everything — a stoppage-time opener, a VAR check on the equalizer, and another disallowed goal right at the death. The point does neither side much good in the bigger picture, but for América it stings more. They’re still rooted to the bottom of Série B.
It looked like América might actually get the win they desperately needed. Londrina started the brighter of the two, hitting the woodwork early through Gabriel Barros and pushing hard from set pieces through João Vitor, who forced a couple of decent saves. América weathered it and grew into the game as the half wore on, and then, deep into stoppage time, they got their reward. Dalbert floated a long ball into the box, Matías Segovia took it down with one touch, adjusted his body, and curled a left-footed finish that clipped the post on its way in. 1-0, and the home fans finally had something to celebrate after three straight defeats.
It didn’t hold up long into the second half. Eleven minutes in, João Vitor lifted a cross into the box and Yago Lincoln rose above his marker to plant a firm header past goalkeeper Gustavo. There was a lengthy VAR check to make sure Lincoln hadn’t strayed offside before the header, but the officials confirmed his position was fine and let the goal stand. 1-1, and Londrina’s unbeaten run — now four games without a loss — stayed intact.
América pushed for a second goal after that and came close more than once. Guilherme Parede, one of three new signings thrown straight into the squad, forced a smart save from Maurício Kozlinski from a free kick, and later in the game Ricardo Silva flicked a header on for Parede, who could only find the goalkeeper again from close range. At the other end, Londrina thought they’d nicked it in the closing minutes when João Tavares crossed for Gilberto to head home, but the flag went up for offside and VAR confirmed the call, so the scoreline stayed level.
For América, coached from the touchline by assistant Douglas Leite with regular boss Umberto Louzer serving a suspension, the draw leaves them on 7 points from 17 games, still last in the table and now just a single point behind Ponte Preta in the relegation battle. Londrina move to 19 points, holding onto the first spot outside the drop zone as they continue to lean on the momentum built since thrashing CRB 5-0 the round before.
Both sides are back in action Friday. América Mineiro host Ceará at Arena Independência, while Londrina welcome Botafogo-PB, each kicking off at 19:00 local time — and, as ESPN’s coverage of the game makes clear, neither team can really afford to slip up again.
MATCH SUMMARY
América Mineiro 1-1 Londrina Brasileirão Série B, Round 17 — Arena Independência, Belo Horizonte Monday, 13 July 2026 Referee: Paulo Henrique Schleich Vollkopf
Goals: 45+’ Matías Segovia (América Mineiro) 1-0 (assist: Dalbert) 56′ Yago Lincoln (Londrina) 1-1 (assist: João Vitor)
Disallowed: Gilberto (Londrina), 90+3′ — ruled out for offside after VAR review
Yellow cards: William Bigode (América Mineiro); João Vitor, Thalis (Londrina)
Result: América Mineiro remain bottom on 7 points. Londrina move to 19 points, first outside the relegation zone. Next up: América Mineiro vs Ceará / Londrina vs Botafogo-PB
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