Fluminense fall to Corinthians at the Maracanã | OneFootball

Filled with reserves, Fluminense was defeated by Corinthians on Saturday night (13), at Maracanã, during the 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship.

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The first half showed little creativity from both sides, but with Fluminense slightly better. Renato Gaúcho's team had two header opportunities, with Cano and Ignácio, but the finishes were easily saved by Hugo Souza. Towards the end, Ganso, perhaps the best on the field, felt pain and was replaced by Lucho Acosta. In the second half, Fluminense continued creating more opportunities but hardly forced the Corinthians' goalkeeper to make difficult saves. The most dangerous play for Fluminense was a shot by Lima, after a good pass from Germán Cano. Hugo Souza had to stretch to palm the ball away. As if the lack of effectiveness from Flu wasn't enough, Corinthians took advantage of their only shot. At the 27th minute, Matheuzinho took a free kick into the area and André Ramalho glanced it with his head, deceiving goalkeeper Fábio, who stood still expecting the ball to go in another direction. With the defeat, Fluminense was overtaken by Corinthians themselves and is now in 10th place on the table, with 28 points.

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