Castillo scores as Fluminense beat Atlético-MG to go third | OneFootball

Fluminense defeated Atlético-MG 1-0 on Saturday night at Maracanã, in the 8th round of the Brazilian Championship. With a goal from Castillo, the Tricolor reached third place in the standings.

The first half was lively, with good chances for both sides at Maracanã. Atlético-MG threatened first at 18 minutes, when Alan Franco rose unmarked after a cross from Hulk, but headed wide. Fluminense responded at 23, with a great play by Lucho Acosta that ended in a dangerous shot from Savarino.The Tricolor kept up the pressure and opened the scoring at 28 minutes: Guga played Canobbio down the right, who crossed for Castillo to take advantage of a defensive lapse and score with a header. Galo almost equalized at 36, in a quick counterattack finished by Victor Hugo, but Fábio made a great save. Shortly after, Savarino had another good chance, but Everson prevented Flu's second goal.

In the second half, both teams struggled for almost the entire 45 minutes. However, Atlético-MG improved towards the end and started to put pressure on Fluminense.At 38 minutes, Hulk received the ball in the six-yard box, Fábio blocked, and on the rebound Minda shot, but Jemmes cleared it off the line.At 40, Fluminense made four substitutions: Ganso came on for Lucho Acosta, Serna for Canobbio, Alisson for Hércules, and Soteldo for Savarino.Fábio became the great hero of the match. In the final play, Cuello exchanged passes with Cassierra and set up Reinier for a one-on-one finish, but the Tricolor goalkeeper made a brilliant save to secure the win.

With the victory, Fluminense reached 16 points and climbed to third place. The next match will be after the FIFA break, against Corinthians, at Maracanã. The CBF has not yet announced the date and time, but the game is expected to take place on the weekend of April 1st.

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