Sport's Wednesday rivals, Fluminense, unbeaten by them for over 5 years | OneFootball

With Luis Zubeldía at the helm, Fluminense aims to enter the G6 in the remainder of the Brazilian Championship. And in the clash with Sport this Wednesday, the Tricolor das Laranjeiras has a reason to be confident about adding three more points. The team from Rio has not lost to the Pernambuco side for five years, with the last defeat being in September 2020.

On that occasion, in a match valid for the 11th round of the Brazilian Championship, at Ilha do Retiro, Sport won 1-0, with a goal scored by Hernane. In the 2020 Brasileirão, the Pernambuco team avoided relegation with 42 points – just one more than the relegated Vasco. On the other hand, Fluminense finished in fifth place, qualifying directly for the group stage of the 2021 Libertadores.

Since then, Fluminense and Sport have faced each other four times, in which the Tricolor das Laranjeiras won all. The encounters took place in the Brazilian Championships of 2020, 2021, and 2025.

Standings Situation

Fluminense enters the match in the eighth position of the Brasileirão, with 34 points earned in 23 games played. The team is six points behind Bahia, the sixth-placed team and the first in the Libertadores qualification zone.

Zubeldía's team faces Sport this Wednesday at 7 PM (Brasília time), at Ilha do Retiro, for the 26th round of the Brasileirão.

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