Heroic comeback sees Fluminense beat Palmeiras, Cano shines late | OneFootball

In Marcão’s debut and a reunion with Jhon Arias, Tricolor shows its fighting spirit, sees Cano shine late on, and secures a 3-2 victory.

Fluminense beat Palmeiras 3-2 on Saturday night at the Maracanã in a match marked by twists and turns, emotion until the final minutes, and Marcão’s debut as interim coach after Luis Zubeldía’s departure. The game also marked a reunion with former forward Jhon Arias, who was booed by the Tricolor fans every time he touched the ball.

The match

The game started at a lively pace, with good attacking moves from Canobbio for Flu and Palmeiras responding by forcing a save from Fábio. In the 10th minute, the visitors’ set piece paid off: Gustavo Gómez rose to head home from a corner and opened the scoring.

Despite the early blow, Fluminense kept an attacking approach and began to control the midfield. Ganso threatened with a placed shot in the 23rd minute, and the equalizer came in the 42nd. Canobbio delivered a good cross and Hulk rose to head it in and make it 1-1. With the team showing more energy on the pitch and backed by the crowd, Flu went into halftime to applause.

In the second half, Fluminense had to make a change in defense early on after Igor Rabello injured his shoulder and made way for Lucho Millán. The team kept up the tempo and nearly took the lead in the 15th minute, when Soteldo cut inside and forced a great save from goalkeeper Carlos Miguel.

After the early pressure, the pace slowed and Marcão made changes, bringing on Lucho Acosta, Germán Cano, and Kevin Serna. Fluminense dropped deeper and saw Palmeiras take control of the match, culminating in Maurício’s goal in the 37th minute, putting the visitors back in front.

However, Tricolor’s response was immediate. In the 39th minute, Germán Cano hit the post with a header and Kevin Serna pounced on the rebound to level the match at 2-2. Then, in stoppage time, came the heroic comeback: Martinelli threaded a ball down the right to Guga, who kept it in play and crossed. Martinelli arrived in the box to head it, and Cano got a touch in the middle, wrong-footing goalkeeper Carlos Miguel and sealing the 3-2 win as the Maracanã crowd erupted in celebration.

Next match:

Fluminense now turns its focus to the Copa Libertadores. The team travels to Argentina next Tuesday (18), where it will face Independiente Rivadavia in the second leg of the round of 16.

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