Fluminense make it six straight games conceding goals

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·13 Mei 2026

Fluminense make it six straight games conceding goals

Fluminense beat Operário last Tuesday (12) and secured a spot in the round of 16 of the 2026 Copa do Brasil. Even with qualification, the match serves as a warning sign for the Tricolor. It was the seventh consecutive game in which they conceded goals. Once again, the Time de Guerreiros had a comfortable, controlled lead, but ended up conceding late goals and making the game tense until the final whistle.

The last match in which Luis Zubeldía’s team did not concede was precisely against Operário, the only one in the last 10 games.

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Across those six matches, the Tricolor coach used five different defensive setups, which shows that the problem lies with the entire defensive system. Check out the options Luis Zubeldía used in defense in those matches.

Fluminense 2 x 1 Chapecoense: Guga, Jammes, Freytes and Arana
Bolívar 2 x 0 Fluminense: Guga, Ignácio, Freytes and Renê
Internacional 2 x 0 Fluminense: Samuel Xavier, Jammes, Millán, Freytes and Arana
Independiente Rivadavia 1 x 1 Fluminense: Guga, Ignácio, Freytes and Arana
Fluminense 2 x 2 Vitória: Samuel Xavier, Ignácio, Millán and Renê
Fluminense 2 x 1 Operário: Guga, Jammes, Freytes and Arana

After the match against Operário, Luis Zubeldía spoke about the options in defense and the individual mistakes by center-backs in the goals conceded in recent games.

“Some goals are avoidable. I haven’t spoken to Jemmes about what happened on the cross (for Operário’s goal). It looked like he had everything under control to clear it, I don’t know what happened. We’ve had three center-backs who could be starters since January: Freytes, Ignácio and Jemmes, and then Millán arrived. There’s also Igor (Rabello), with far fewer minutes. There are three center-backs who, based on my experience in the Brasileirão, I will always choose according to what the game requires. Statistically, we are conceding goals, but not always because of the opponent’s dominance, sometimes because of isolated situations. I can’t tell you why. It could be insecurity because we weren’t winning, the time of year… It could be bad luck. It’s something we have to improve. We are capable of improving,” said Luis Zubeldía.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.