Fluminense beat Vitória with rotated side, back to winning ways | OneFootball

After three games without a win in the Brasileirão, Fluminense returned to victory this Saturday. The Tricolor das Laranjeiras defeated Vitória 1-0 at Barradão, in the 24th round of the Brazilian Championship. The only goal of the match was scored by Hércules.

Standings Situation

With this result, Fluminense reached 31 points and climbed to eighth place, five points behind Bahia, the first team inside the G6. Vitória, on the other hand, remains in the relegation zone, in 17th place, with 22 points.

📋 Match Summary ⚫⚪ Vitória 0 x 1 Fluminense 🔴⚪

🏆 Competition: 2025 Brazilian Championship – 24th round 🏟️ Venue: Barradão Stadium, Salvador (BA) 📅 Date: September 20, 2025 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 4:00 PM (Brasília time)

🟨 Yellow Cards: Dudu, Pepê (Vitória); Serna, Igor Rabello (Fluminense) 🟥 Red Cards: Dudu (Vitória); Igor Rabello (Fluminense)

Refereeing

Referee: Matheus Delgado Candançan (SP) Assistants: Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis (SP) and Fernanda Kruger (MT) VAR: Marcio Henrique de Gois (SP)

Goals

⚽ Fluminense: Hércules, at 36’ of the 1st half

Lineups

⚫⚪ Vitória Lucas Arcanjo; Raúl Cáceres (Claudinho), Camutanga, Lucas Halter and Ramon; Dudu, Pepê and Matheuzinho; Osvaldo (Ronald Lopes), Erick (Fabri, then Renzo López) and Renato Kayzer Coach: Rodrigo Chagas

🔴⚪ Fluminense Fábio; Guga (Julio Fidélis), Ignácio, Igor Rabello and Gabriel Fuentes; Otávio, Hércules (Bernal) and Lima (Lezcano, then Manoel); Canobbio, Serna (Lavega) and Cano Coach: Renato Gaúcho

How was the match?

Vitória, spurred on by their fans, started with an intensity that bordered on recklessness. Midfielder Dudu received a yellow card in under a minute, landed an elbow on Lima minutes later—leaving the Tricolor midfielder with a swollen eye—and, at 25 minutes, committed a hard foul on Canobbio and was rightly sent off. With a man advantage, Fluminense pressed forward.

The numerical superiority almost turned into a goal at 30 minutes, when Cano unleashed a first-time rocket that smashed against Arcanjo’s post. The goal seemed imminent, and it came at 36. After a cross from Fuentes, the ball ricocheted off the defense and fell perfectly for Hércules, who controlled it at the edge of the box and finished with style to open the scoring. The Tricolor’s numerical advantage didn’t last long. Igor Rabello was sent off at the end of the first half, leaving both teams with 10 men.

With ten on each side, the second half was a test of nerves. Vitória threw themselves forward in search of an equalizer, turning the game into an attack versus defense scenario. That’s when goalkeeper Fábio’s star shone brightly. The Tricolor’s number 1 stood tall, making crucial saves. At 41 minutes, he performed a true miracle, flying to palm away a point-blank shot from Romarinho. In stoppage time, he still held on to a header from Renzo Lopes and secured all three points.

Upcoming Matches

Vitória

Visits Grêmio for the 25th round of the Brasileirão, at the Arena, at 11:00 AM next Sunday (28th).

Fluminense

Hosts Lanús for the second leg of the Sudamericana quarterfinals, at Maracanã, at 9:30 PM this Tuesday (23rd).

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