Vasco exit extends Fluminense's six-game drought, worst since 2024 crisis | OneFootball

Defeat at the Maracanã ends string of draws, but keeps Tricolor winless since the calendar resumed after the World Cup

The elimination against Vasco in the Copa do Brasil round of 16 extended an uncomfortable drought for Fluminense. With the 3-1 defeat this Wednesday at the Maracanã, the team reached six consecutive official matches without a win. This is the club’s worst run since the 2024 crisis, a period that ended with coach Fernando Diniz being dismissed.

Until the derby, Fluminense had recorded five straight draws: 1-1 against Cruzeiro, Red Bull Bragantino and Grêmio, and 0-0 against Bahia, all in the Brazilian league, in addition to the goalless draw against Vasco itself in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil. The defeat in the second meeting ended the streak of draws — something that had not happened at the club in 34 years — but extended the winless spell.

Tricolor’s last official victory came on May 27, when it beat Deportivo La Guaira 3-1 in the Libertadores. During the break in the calendar for the World Cup, the team defeated Nova Iguaçu and Bahia in friendly matches, results that do not count toward the official tally. As a result, the team is still without a win since competitions resumed.

Comparison with the 2024 drought

The current negative run brings back memories of the drought the club endured in 2024, which was considerably longer and marked one of the most turbulent moments in its recent history. Between the 1-1 draw with Juventude on June 1, 2024, and the draw with Criciúma on July 11, Fluminense went 10 official matches without a win, with three draws and seven defeats. That run ended only on July 21, against Cuiabá, in the match that marked Thiago Silva’s return debut.

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At the time, Fernando Diniz was dismissed in the middle of the poor run, after the 1-0 defeat to Flamengo on June 23. That was the fifth consecutive match without a win since the victory over Alianza Lima in the Libertadores, at a moment when Fluminense sat bottom of the Brazilian Championship with six points from 11 rounds. The drought continued under caretaker manager Marcão and through the first matches of coach Mano Menezes before the team recovered.

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