Fluminense celebrate Taça Guanabara title with win over Maricá | OneFootball

Fluminense took the field to face Maricá as the Taça Guanabara champion on Sunday afternoon. At Maracanã Stadium, the tricolor team celebrated the achievement with a 1-0 victory.

Standings

With 15 points, having the best campaign in the first phase of the Campeonato Carioca, Fluminense will face Bangu in the quarterfinals. Maricá, meanwhile, will compete in the relegation quadrangular.

MATCH DETAILS

🔴🟢⚪FLUMINENSE 1 x 0 MARICÁ🔵⚪

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Competition:

Campeonato Carioca

🏟️Venue: Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro (RJ)

📅Date: February 8, 2026

⏰Time: 8:30 p.m. (Brasília time)

🟨Yellow cards: Otávio (FLU), Victor Pereira (MRC)

Revenue / Attendance: R$ 402,080.00 / 11,297 present

Referee: Bruno Mota Correia

Assistants: Daniel de Oliveira Alves and Naiara Mendes Tavares

VAR: Grazzianni Maciel Rocha

Goals

🔴🟢⚪FLUMINENSE: Fábio; Guga, Ignacio, Jemmes and Guilherme Arana; Otávio (Lucho Acosta), Marinelli (Hércules) and Paulo Henrique Ganso; Kevin Serna (Matheus Reis), Savarino (Soteldo) and John Kennedy (Santi Moreno) Coach: Luis Zubeldía

🔵⚪MARICÁ: Yuri Duarte; Magno Nunes, Victor Pereira, Sandro and Marcelinho; Vinícius Matheus (Cauã Mendes), Caio Vitor (Octávio) and Almir Sóta (Bernardo); Vitor (Denilson), Pablo Thomaz and Café (Alexis Obregón) Coach: Marcus Alexandre

How the match went

Coach Luis Zubeldía made changes at halftime that made Fluminense grow in the second half. After attempts with plays by Guilherme Arana and Savarino, the tricolor team opened the scoring.

At 21 minutes, Lucho Acosta crossed and Serna finished with a header. With the lead on the scoreboard, Fluminense wasted clear chances to increase their advantage. In the final minutes, the tricolor fans chanted “we are the champions!”

NEXT MATCHES

Fluminense returns to the field this Thursday to face Botafogo, at Maracanã, at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time), for the third round of the Brasileirão.

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