Fluminense lose to Ceará, miss out on chance to break into the G6 | OneFootball

This Sunday, in a match valid for the 31st round of the Brazilian Championship, Fluminense was defeated 2-0 by Ceará at Arena Castelão, in Fortaleza, and missed the chance to enter the G6. Galeano and Pedro Raul scored the goals for the Ceará team.

Standings Situation

With this result, Fluminense remains with 47 points, in seventh place, and loses the opportunity to get closer to the group that secures a direct spot in the Libertadores. Meanwhile, Ceará reached 38 points and gained some breathing room in the fight against relegation.

📋 Match Summary

⚫⚪ CEARÁ 2 x 0 FLUMINENSE 🟢⚪🔴

🏆 Competition: 31st round of the Brasileirão 🏟️ Venue: Arena Castelão, Fortaleza (CE) 📅 Date: November 2, 2025 (Sunday) 🟨 Yellow cards: Zanocelo, Marllon, and Pedro Raul (Ceará) 🟥 Red card: Ignacio (Fluminense)

Refereeing

Referee: Lucas Paulo Torezin Assistants: Victor Hugo Imazu dos Santos and Thiaggo Americano Labes VAR: Braulio da Silva Machado

Goals

⚽ Galeano, at 37’ of the 1st half (Ceará) ⚽ Pedro Raul, at 26’ of the 2nd half (Ceará)

⚫⚪ CEARÁ

Bruno Ferreira; Fabiano Souza, Marcos (Marllon), Willian Machado, and Matheus Bahia; Zanocelo (Lourenço), Fernando Sobral, and Vina (Lucas Mugni); Galeano (Paulo Baya), Pedro Henrique (Fernandinho), and Pedro Raul Coach: Léo Condé

🟢⚪🔴 FLUMINENSE

Fábio; Guga, Ignacio, Freytes, and Renê (Fuentes); Hércules (Nonato), Martinelli, and Lima (Thiago Santos); Serna (Keno), Canobbio, and John Kennedy (Everaldo) Coach: Luis Zubeldía

How the match went

Ceará started off pressing and had the first good chance at nine minutes, with Pedro Raul stopped by a Fábio save. Despite having possession, the home team took a while to create, but continued to control the action against a Fluminense side that was not very offensive.

At 37 minutes, the Ceará team opened the scoring: after a cross and a defensive error by the Tricolor, Galeano took advantage and headed the ball into the back of the net. The Alvinegro almost extended the lead before halftime, but Fábio saved a shot from Pedro Henrique.

In the second half, Fluminense came back better and created good opportunities with Nonato and Canobbio, but were stopped by Bruno Ferreira. At 13 minutes, Ignacio was sent off after bringing down Pedro Raul, the last man, leaving Tricolor one man down.

With the numerical advantage, Ceará regained control and extended the lead at 26 minutes. Pedro Raul took a shot from the edge of the box, the ball deflected off Freytes and deceived goalkeeper Fábio. After that, the home team managed the result and secured the win in front of their fans.

Upcoming matches

⚫⚪ Ceará Ceará vs Fortaleza (32nd round of the Brasileirão) 📅 Date and time: 11/6 (Thursday), at 8 p.m.

🟢⚪🔴 Fluminense Fluminense vs Mirassol (32nd round of the Brasileirão) 📅 Date and time: 11/6 (Thursday), at 8 p.m.

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