Fluminense chase return leg glory, aim for historic second-best run | OneFootball

Fluminense heads into the final round of the 2025 Brazilian Championship with a clear goal beyond direct qualification for the Libertadores. The Tricolor takes the field with real chances of winning the symbolic title of second-half champion. The recovery and consistency campaign in the second half of the competition puts Zubeldía's team in a point-by-point battle with rivals Flamengo and Palmeiras for the top of this classification.

Currently with 34 points in 18 games in the second half, Fluminense is in 4th place for the second half but is close to the leaders. The gap to leader Flamengo is just one point (35 against 34). To finish as the best team in the second half of the championship, the Tricolor needs to win its last match and hope for slip-ups from direct rivals who are just ahead in the partial points table.

Regardless of the final result in the 38th round, Fluminense's performance in this second half has already made history for the club in the era of the points system with 20 clubs.

With the current 34 points, the 2025 team has already surpassed the marks of famous comebacks, such as the "Warriors Team" of 2009 (which scored 31 points in the second half) and the 2010 campaign (33 points).

If they win the last game, Fluminense will reach 37 points. This achievement would make this campaign the second-best in the club's history in a second half, surpassing the year 2022 (36 points) and the championship years of 2012 and the Brazil Cup of 2007 (both with 35). It would only be behind the overwhelming campaign of 2011, when the team amassed an impressive 38 points in the second half.

Check out Fluminense's highest scores in the 2nd half (2006-2025):

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