🎥 Special match, Hulk unveiled as Fluminense beat São Paulo | OneFootball

This Saturday (16) was a day of celebration from start to finish for the Fluminense fans.

First came Hulk’s presentation on the Maracanã pitch.

And then, in its 2,000th match at the stadium, Zubeldía’s team beat São Paulo, still without Dorival Júnior, 2-1.

A match valid for the 16th round of the Brasileirão in front of 28,218 fans in attendance. 

Will he make the difference?

Hulk was introduced to the fans before kickoff.

But he will only be able to play when the Brasileirão resumes after the World Cup break. 

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Dorival will have work to do...

Fluminense looked to impose itself from the opening minutes. 

But the first good chance fell to São Paulo, with Lucas Ramon in the air.

Then it was up to the home side to show its quality.

Canobbio got the better of Sabino, and John Kennedy finished it off (19'). 

Flu also saw Dória "play against his own team" and help Canobbio make it 2-0 (44') before halftime. 

Fábio’s miracles and DRAMA

The second half saw a Fluminense side controlling the action against a São Paulo team that was fighting hard — but without the ability to create real danger.

Then the visitors forced Fábio into two great saves.

He denied Luan in incredible fashion and then stretched all the way to stop Sabino from scoring.

But São Paulo’s next attempt turned into a goal through Dória (79').

The final minutes were tense.

Fluminense even found the net, but Castillo was offside when he "stole" what would have been Soteldo’s goal.

SPFC kept pushing, but paid dearly for a first half that fell below expectations. 

It was their sixth consecutive match without a win this season. 

📊 Standings and schedule 📅

Fluminense moved up to 30 points. They remain third and are now level on points with Flamengo, who have two games in hand.

On Saturday (23), the challenge will be against Mirassol at Maião.

São Paulo, meanwhile, stay on 24 points and in fourth. They could lose several places as the round continues.

They will also return to Brasileirão action on the 23rd, when they host Botafogo. 

But before that... both teams have international commitments.

On Tuesday (19), Flu will face a real decider against Bolívar at the Maracanã. Their Libertadores life is on the line.

On the same day, SPFC will host Millonarios at MorumBIS. Also an extremely important clash, but in the Sudamericana.

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