Fluminense improves in the second half, beats Coritiba 2-1, in the 35th round of the Brazilian Championship
The fans who thought it would be a friendly match at the Maracanã were wrong. In an evening of great goals, Fluminense wins 2-1 and confirms the team’s relegation. Coritiba for the second division of the Brazilian championship. Cano and John Kennedy scored beautiful goals for the Tricolor, this Saturday, in the 35th round of the competition. Jessé did the same for the Curitiba team in the final minutes.
With this result, Tricolor das Laranjeiras now has 53 points and rises to seventh place. Now relegated, Coxa is in 19th place, with 29 points and does not suffer the seventh relegation in the club’s history.
The flu starts well, but the thigh scares
The start of the game begins with Fluminense pressing and creating chances, but there is a sudden drop in performance. Furthermore, Felipe Melo, due to the flu, left to bring in the young Isaac. So the 4-2-4 was used by Diniz. It had no effect. The team has difficulty creating, while Coxa looks for counterattacks and creates fear.
Killer
Brazil and Fluminense’s top scorer, Germán Cano, did not go unnoticed and left his goal again. The Tricolor struggled to create and also suffered from Coritiba’s counterattacks. But the Argentine scores, in the 45th minute, with a shot from outside the area and the ball ends up in a corner. He has scored 39 goals so far this season.
It’s only worth one great goal and in the end I falter
After the break, Fluminense dominated the match after a difficult first half. Arias, Cano and Isaac had chances, but the one who didn’t miss them was John Kennedy, scorer of the Libertadores’ title goal. The number 9 receives the ball on the edge of the area, dribbles past the marker and shoots hard into the corner.
Already in an attempt to manage the result, Fluminense reduced the intensity towards the end and ended up faltering. Jessé Rodríguez, from Coritiba, shoots into the area, deflects it onto Lelê and the ball goes in. Fábio was angry with the defenders. In the end there was pressure, but without organization to try to equalise.
The flu repeats itself in 2009
After 14 years, Fluminense relegated Coritiba for the second time in the history of the Brazilian championship. In 2009, Tricolor managed to escape relegation with a draw and placed Coxa in the second division. It was the only match for the Rio team that had the advantage of a draw after a historic start. Now, in 2023, in very different situations, Flu has repeated that year’s feat.
Upcoming games
Now, the teams will return to the field on Wednesday for the 36th day of the Brazilian Championship. Fluminense will face Santos, at 7pm, in Vila Belmiro, while Coritiba will host Botafogo, at 9.30pm, in Couto Pereira.
Source: Terra
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