Dreaming about the title of Brazilian Championshipof which he has not been champion since 2012, the Fluminense received the Corinthianson Wednesday night (1st), and won 3-1, in the ninth round, in a match played at Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ).
With the victory, the Tricolores took second place after reaching 19 points, the same as . Verdão, however, has a superior goal difference (9 to 6) and faces Grêmio, at 9:30 pm this Thursday (2), at Arena Crefisa Barueri, in Barueri (SP).
The black and white team, with the defeat, remain with ten points, in 11th place, closing the classification zone for a. Vitória, who lost by, also has ten, but, even though they are due to play in the fourth round against Botafogo, they have one more victory (3-2) and appear in tenth place.
and, with 17 points, they close the G4, the classification band for the group stage, while Santos and Cruzeiro, with seven points, and Mirassol and Remo, with six, form the Z4, the relegation zone for Series B of the Brazilian Championship.
The game at Maracanã
Playing at home, Fluminense took advantage of the field in the first half, imposed itself, created a lot and tried to secure the victory. In the 20th minute, Serna took advantage of Gabriel Paulista’s hesitation, gained speed and activated John Kennedy.
The striker cleared goalkeeper Kauê and opened the scoring. In stoppage time, at 47, Jhon Kennedy made a beautiful pass to Serna, who advanced unmarked. The attacker hit the left post, but, on the rebound, Hércules arrived and sent it to the bottom of the string.
Without Memphis Depay, injured, Corinthians took advantage of the break to promote Jesse Lingard’s debut. But the scenario quickly got worse for the visitors, as, at nine, after a VAR review, Allan was sent off for .
The home team continued, putting pressure and expanding. At 38, Soteldo made a great move on the right, crossing for Rodrigo Castillo to connect with Martinelli and extend the score. At 44, the black and white team scored on André’s style of finishing, inside the area, after a lot of counterattacks following a corner from the left.
Upcoming games
Fluminense visits Coritiba, at 8:30 pm on Saturday (4), at Couto Pereira, in Curiitba (PR), while Corinthians hosts Internacional, at 7:30 pm on Sunday (5), at Neo Química Arena, in São Paulo (SP).
