Decisive figure snatches it late for Flu against Palmeiras | OneFootball

Germán Cano settled it in the second minute of second half stoppage time with a close-range header as Fluminense beat Palmeiras 3-2. The substitute's cameo flipped a frantic finish.

Introduced in the 69th minute, Cano immediately gave the Tricolor Carioca a focal point, attacking crosses and unsettling Verdão's centre-backs.

He was inches away when a glancing header struck the left post (85.), a warning of the threat he kept posing inside the six-yard box.

He finished with three attempts, four touches in the box and two recoveries across 21 minutes, underlining how his penalty-area movement and work rate tilted the contest for Flu.

Because Palestra's back line dropped ever deeper, his late runs to the near post became harder to track, culminating in the decisive header from Martinelli's cross to cap the turnaround.

Flu remain fourth in the table. In the Libertadores, Flu visit Independiente Rivadavia next. Verdão travel to Cerro Porteño in the same competition.