At the Maracanã, Tricolor take on Fluminense in the Brasileirão | OneFootball

In a match valid for the 16th round of the 2026 Brazilian Championship, Tricolor will visit Fluminense on Saturday night (16), at 7 p.m., at the Maracanã.

São Paulo are in fourth place in the Brasileirão, with 24 points, and will face a direct rival in the fight for the top positions: the Rio side are in third place, with 27 points.

After the departure of coach Roger Machado and the arrival of Dorival Júnior, who will begin his third spell with São Paulo on Monday (18) – when he will lead the training session ahead of the match against Millonarios-COL in the CONMEBOL Sudamericana, at MorumBIS, at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday (19) –, Tricolor will be managed this weekend by assistant coach Milton Cruz.

At 68 years old, the assistant coach has 24 wins, seven draws and 13 defeats (59.8% success rate) as interim manager of Tricolor. His last match in charge of the team was the 3-0 win over Atlético-GO in Goiânia, in the third round of the 2024 Brazilian Championship.

FLUMINENSE x SÃO PAULO

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