Fluminense beat Flamengo at the Maracanã, Acosta scores a stunning goal | OneFootball

It's normal! Fluminense defeated Flamengo 2-1 on the night of this Wednesday (19th), at Maracanã, during the 34th round of the Brazilian Championship. Acosta and Serna scored the goals for Fluminense, while Jorginho scored for the rival team.

Fluminense had an impeccable first half and dominated Flamengo during the 45 minutes. Early on, Canobbio almost opened the scoring. The Uruguayan shot as Rossi came out, and the ball "kissed" the post. Then it was Martinelli's turn to miss a clear chance.

If the Fluminense midfielder lacked finesse, Acosta made up for it. The Argentine midfielder hit a beautiful shot and scored a stunning goal to ignite Maracanã.

The second goal came shortly after, due to a grotesque mistake by the rival. The young defender João Victor made a risky pass to Rossi. The Argentine goalkeeper tried to fix it by juggling and was dispossessed by Serna, who only had to push it into the goal.

Photo: Lucas Merçon/FFC

After the break, Filipe Luís made two changes that altered Flamengo's setup on the field. With Danilo and Juninho, the red-black team became more secure in defense and gained depth in attack.

With the lead, Fluminense gave up possession and adopted a more defensive stance. The defense wasn't taking many risks, but the attack's performance dropped, especially after Acosta left.

Even under pressure, Fluminense had the match under control, but everything changed at 39 minutes, during Flamengo's only great chance. Juninho headed to the corner, and Fábio stretched out fully to save. On the rebound, Renê missed, and the ball fell to Saúl, who shot at the Fluminense defender's hand. A clear penalty, which was well taken by Jorginho.

In the final minutes, Fluminense defended well and held off the red-black pressure.

With the victory, Fluminense reached 54 points and climbed to sixth place, overtaking Bahia, who has yet to play in the round.

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