Not just Inter struggled: Brazilian sides as Europe's final boss | OneFootball

Fluminense has sensationally knocked out Inter in the round of 16 of the Club World Cup. The Brazilians got off to a better start and then held on with everything they had against the Italian vice-champion. In the end, Flu celebrated the upset victory over this year's Champions League finalist. 🏆

This is the first knockout for a European heavyweight, but not the only defeat against a Brazilian team. On the contrary: the Brazilians have even come out on top in direct comparison with European teams. In the course of the tournament so far, there have been seven encounters between Brazilian and European teams.

In these matches, the teams from the country of the record world champion were able to win a total of three times, in addition to two draws and two defeats. In addition to Fluminense's recent victory, Flamengo won 3-1 against Chelsea in the group stage and Botafogo won 1-0 against Paris. 🇧🇷🏆

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