Fluminense vs Fortaleza, 2024 Brasileiro Serie A
· Brazilian Serie AAbout
Fluminense are hosting Fortaleza
at Estadio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, starting on
. The match is a part of the Brazilian Serie A.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Marinho (Fortaleza).
- 4': Lima (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Marinho.
- 9': Foul by Lima (Fluminense).
- 9': Marinho (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Goal! Fluminense 1, Fortaleza 0. Lima (Fluminense) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keno.
- 13': Foul by Marinho (Fortaleza).
- 13': Keno (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Benjamín Kuscevic.
- 15': Attempt saved. Thiago Silva (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury João Ricardo (Fortaleza).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Foul by Hércules (Fortaleza).
- 18': Jhon Arias (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Goal! Fluminense 1, Fortaleza 1. Moisés (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Lucero.
- 21': Diogo Barbosa (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Emanuel Brítez (Fortaleza).
- 22': Emanuel Brítez (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Jhon Arias (Fluminense).
- 24': Foul by Jhon Arias (Fluminense).
- 24': Titi (Fortaleza) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Kauã Elias (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lima.
- 31': Diogo Barbosa (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by Juan Lucero (Fortaleza).
- 32': Attempt missed. Juan Lucero (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a fast break.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Keno (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Barbosa.
- 35': Attempt missed. Hércules (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Moisés.
- 35': Offside, Fluminense. Keno is caught offside.
- 37': Foul by Eros Mancuso (Fortaleza).
- 37': Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Eros Mancuso (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Emmanuel Martínez (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Samuel Xavier (Fluminense).
- 40': Foul by Lima (Fluminense).
- 40': Hércules (Fortaleza) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Goal! Fluminense 1, Fortaleza 2. Marinho (Fortaleza) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moisés.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Emmanuel Martínez (Fortaleza).
- 45'+1': Jhon Arias (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': Corner, Fortaleza. Conceded by Diogo Barbosa.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Fluminense 1, Fortaleza 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Fluminense 1, Fortaleza 2.
- 46': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Zé Welison.
- 47': Attempt missed. Lima (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Keno.
- 50': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Eros Mancuso.
- 50': Attempt missed. Thiago Santos (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lima with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Foul by Lima (Fluminense).
- 53': Marinho (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Benjamín Kuscevic (Fortaleza).
- 54': Jhon Arias (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Benjamín Kuscevic (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Lima (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ganso.
- 55': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Zé Welison.
- 56': Offside, Fortaleza. Hércules is caught offside.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Marinho (Fortaleza).
- 58': Substitution, Fluminense. Germán Cano replaces Kauã Elias.
- 58': Substitution, Fluminense. Kevin Serna replaces Lima.
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Corner, Fortaleza. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 61': Foul by Martinelli (Fluminense).
- 61': Marinho (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Marinho (Fortaleza) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Attempt saved. Marinho (Fortaleza) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 64': Corner, Fortaleza. Conceded by Fábio.
- 64': Attempt saved. Emanuel Brítez (Fortaleza) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Martínez with a cross.
- 65': Substitution, Fluminense. Renato Augusto replaces Keno.
- 66': Attempt saved. Jhon Arias (Fluminense) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martinelli.
- 67': Delay in match (Fluminense).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Substitution, Fortaleza. Breno Lopes replaces Moisés.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Breno Lopes (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 71': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Marinho.
- 71': Substitution, Fortaleza. Yago Pikachu replaces Marinho because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, Fortaleza. Tomás Pochettino replaces Emmanuel Martínez.
- 74': Attempt missed. Hércules (Fortaleza) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Juan Lucero.
- 75': Diogo Barbosa (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Zé Welison (Fortaleza).
- 77': Foul by Titi (Fortaleza).
- 77': Ganso (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Eros Mancuso (Fortaleza).
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Renato Augusto (Fluminense).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Foul by Hércules (Fortaleza).
- 80': Thiago Santos (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Fortaleza. Lucas Sasha replaces Hércules.
- 81': Substitution, Fortaleza. Bruno Pacheco replaces Eros Mancuso.
- 82': Attempt missed. Bruno Pacheco (Fortaleza) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Lucero.
- 85': Goal! Fluminense 2, Fortaleza 2. Germán Cano (Fluminense) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Renato Augusto with a headed pass.
- 86': Substitution, Fluminense. Facundo Bernal replaces Martinelli.
- 86': Substitution, Fluminense. John Kennedy replaces Diogo Barbosa.
- 88': Attempt saved. Renato Augusto (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ganso.
- 90': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Bruno Pacheco.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Yago Pikachu.
- 90'+1': Offside, Fortaleza. Breno Lopes is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Germán Cano (Fluminense) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 90'+3': Germán Cano (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Juan Lucero (Fortaleza) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Pacheco.
- 90'+6': Corner, Fortaleza. Conceded by Fábio.
- 90'+6': Emanuel Brítez (Fortaleza) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Kevin Serna (Fluminense).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Fluminense 2, Fortaleza 2.
- 90'+7': Tomás Cardona (Fortaleza) is shown the yellow card.
- 0': Match ends, Fluminense 2, Fortaleza 2.
Statistics
 FOR |
FLU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 25.9 | Possession | 74.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 182 | Accurate Passes | 617 |
| 233 | Passes | 679 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 9 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 30 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 18 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 33 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Brazilian Serie A
Venue: Estadio do Maracanã
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance: 37,969
Venue: Estadio do Maracanã
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance: 37,969
Brazil Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botafogo | 38 | +30 | 79 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 38 | +27 | 73 |
| 3 | Flamengo | 38 | +19 | 70 |
| 4 | Fortaleza | 38 | +14 | 68 |
Line-Ups
Fluminense (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fábio (GK) |
| 29 | Thiago Santos |
| 3 | Thiago Silva |
| 6 | Diogo Barbosa |
| 2 | Samuel Xavier |
| 10 | Ganso |
| 45 | Lima |
| 8 | Martinelli |
| 19 | Kauã Elias |
| 11 | Keno |
| 21 | Jhon Arias |
Fortaleza (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | João Ricardo (GK) |
| 13 | Benjamín Kuscevic  |
| 4 | Titi |
| 19 | Emanuel Britez |
| 8 | Emmanuel Martínez |
| 35 | Hércules |
| 17 | José Welison |
| 33 | Eros Mancuso |
| 11 | Marinho |
| 21 | Moisés |
| 9 | Juan Martín Lucero |
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