A pair of newly promoted sides will square off for the first time in the Brasileiro Serie A this weekend, as Mirassol host Sport Recife on Sunday at Estadio Municipal Jose Maria de Campos Maia.

The Serie B runners-up last season moved up to ninth in the table with a 2-0 triumph over Sao Paulo, while Recife are bottom of the league, playing to a 1-1 draw at home to Internacional last weekend.

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You would not know it based on their current standing, but Mirassol are in the Brazilian top flight for the first time in club history.

Rafael Guanaes 's side have been among the biggest early surprises thus far, with at least a point in eight of their previous nine league contests.

The club based in Sao Paulo are undefeated at home in the competition this year, claimin

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