Time tunnel: Fluminense near glory as Palmeiras fans turn on team | OneFootball

With Allianz Parque closed, Palmeiras moved Wednesday's game against Fluminense to Arena Barueri. Sixteen years ago, the stadium was the stage for one of the great duels between the teams in the 21st century, which is remembered by every Fluminense fan who witnessed the 2010 Brazilian championship title.

The clash took place in the penultimate round of the Brazilian Championship. Muricy Ramalho's Flu was in the lead, while Felipão's Alviverde had no major aspirations and had just been eliminated from the South American tournament. Since Corinthians, their biggest rival, was fighting for the title, the Palmeiras fans present at the stadium were asking the team to throw the game.

The atmosphere was already tense before the match started, but it worsened at 4 minutes into the first half when striker Dinei, a former Corinthians player, fired a rocket into the top corner, opening the scoring for Palmeiras.

After falling behind, Flu woke up with a shot from Emerson Sheik that hit the crossbar. Soon after, Gum managed to score with a header, but the defender was offside and the goal was disallowed.

The equalizer was brewing. Until Carlinhos received the ball on the left, cut to the middle, and hit a shot into the top corner: 1-1. From then on, it was attack against defense. Conca, Gum, and Fred were stopped by an inspired Deola, who saved Palmeiras from conceding the comeback goal still in the first half.

In the second half, Fred missed two incredible chances that he usually wouldn't miss. The pressure continued, and at 13 minutes, an unlikely hero emerged: Tartá! Emerson unleashed a powerful shot, Deola deflected it, and the youngster from Xerém calmly placed it in the corner, leaving no chance for the Palmeiras goalkeeper to save.

After the comeback, Flu managed the result and left the field with a huge victory, depending only on themselves to win the Brazilian title. In the final round, Fluminense defeated Guarani 1-0, with a goal from Emerson Sheik, and ended up being crowned champions at Engenhão.

TECHNICAL SHEET PALMEIRAS 1 X 2 FLUMINENSE – 2010 BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Palmeiras Deola; Márcio Araújo, Maurício Ramos, Leandro Amaro, and Gabriel Silva; Pierre, Marcos Assunção (Fernando), and Tinga; Dinei (Vinícius), Kleber, and Luan (Lenny). Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari

Fluminense Ricardo Berna; Mariano, Gum, Leandro Euzébio, and Carlinhos; Valencia, Diguinho, Deco (Tartá), and Conca; Emerson (Rodriguinho) and Fred. Coach: Muricy Ramalho

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