Fluminense has a foot in the final of the Carioca Championship and will have the customer Volta Redonda ahead to stamp the place in the big decision. The teams face each other this Sunday (9), at 18h (Brasília), in Raulino de Oliveira, in Volta Redonda, for the second game of the semifinal.
It has an excellent retrospective against the rival and for the second consecutive time did not learn of the opponent in a semifinal of Carioca Championship. In 2023, it was 7-0 at Maracanã, and this year 4-0 in the first duel.
As it had the best campaign in the first phase, a four -goal win places the steel city team in the final. Result seen as unlikely by the retrospective.
The teams faced each other 87 times in history with 55 Fluminense wins, 15 draws and only 17 victories of Volta Redonda. At Raulino de Oliveira, there are 40 games with 21 Flu wins, ten from Voltaço, as well as nine draws.
Only in 1982 and 2020, Volta Redonda managed to throat Fluminense and both 3-0, a result that puts Tricolor in the decision of the Carioca Championship once again.
Bro can save
For the duel, coach Mano Menezes still has Thiago Silva as doubt. The defender is recovering from a problem in the hell of his left foot and should be spared the duel again. Ignácio and Freytes must form the defense.
There is the possibility of Mano Menezes climbing a mixed team, especially after the great advantage built. With this, Everaldo can gain a chance in the starting attack, with pipe as an option in the bank. Hercules, Keno and Renê are other options in the starting lineup.
