Hulk key as Fluminense win at Corinthians, back in Brasileirão top four | OneFootball

Fluminense beat Corinthians 3-1 on Sunday afternoon at Neo Química Arena in the 28th round of the Brazilian Championship. Hulk scored twice for Tricolor, while Serna added the third in stoppage time; Gustavo Henrique pulled one back for the São Paulo side.

Fluminense were the better team than Corinthians in the first half and went into the break leading 1-0, but they could have had a bigger advantage. After an even start, Tricolor began to control the game and found spaces to threaten the opposition goal.The goal came from a quick move. Canobbio surged down the right and found Lucho, who crossed for Hulk to finish and open the scoring. The play was reviewed by VAR before being confirmed.With the lead, Fluminense kept pressing and had other chances to extend it. Corinthians, meanwhile, struggled to break through Tricolor’s marking. With a solid display, Flu went into halftime ahead and with the feeling they could have built a more comfortable lead.

In the second half, Corinthians came back more aggressive and put Fluminense under pressure from the opening minutes, especially with high balls into the box. Fábio made a great save to prevent the equalizer, but after so much pressure, the São Paulo side found the goal. After a corner taken by Garro, the ball stayed alive in the area and Memphis got a shot away. Fábio saved again, but Gustavo Henrique pounced on the rebound and made it all square in São Paulo.After the equalizer, Marcão brought on Júlio Fidelis and Ganso in place of Samuel Xavier and Lucho Acosta. The changes worked, and Fluminense once again found spaces in attack. Martinelli dispossessed Garro in midfield and fed Ganso, who found Hulk in a good position to lead the counterattack. The No. 7 drove forward and hit a powerful shot from outside the box. The ball took a deflection off Gustavo Henrique and wrong-footed Hugo Souza, putting Tricolor back in front.In the closing minutes, Corinthians pushed forward and left spaces for Fluminense to exploit on the counterattack. Deep into stoppage time, Tricolor took advantage once more. Serna dispossessed Garro, Martinelli collected the ball and started the move, leaving the Colombian free inside the box. Serna finished with a deflection and scored the third, sealing Fluminense’s victory in São Paulo.

With the win, Fluminense move up to 48 points and climb provisionally to third place, overtaking Athletico-PR and Bahia, who still face each other later this Sunday. A draw keeps Flu in third place.

Fluminense will now have 18 days until their next match because of the FIFA international break. Tricolor will face Coritiba at the Maracanã on the 8th at 9:30 p.m.

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