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Palmeiras Defeats Fluminense in Tense Maracanã Match
Rio de Janeiro – In a hard-fought match at the iconic Estádio do Maracanã, Palmeiras emerged victorious against Fluminense in a game filled with emotions and action. The match, corresponding to Week 16 of the Brazilian Serie A, saw Palmeiras prevail thanks to a greater efficiency in front of the opponent’s goal.
Fluminense, dominating possession with 54%, opened the score in the 36th minute with a goal by Germán Cano from a penalty kick. However, the home side’s joy was short-lived, as Mauricio equalized for Palmeiras in the 45th minute, assisted by Ramón Sosa.
In the second half, the visiting team took the lead in the 62nd minute, with a goal by Vitor Roque. Despite Fluminense’s efforts, which included 17 shots, only one found the target. Palmeiras, with less possession (46%) and fewer shots (9), showed greater effectiveness with 5 shots on goal. The match concluded with the expulsion of Allan from Palmeiras in the 90th minute, following a VAR review. The referee for the match was Ramon Abatti Abel. The match concluded with a total of 13 fouls for Fluminense and 15 for Palmeiras, who also accumulated two yellow cards, while Fluminense saw one.
Substitutions palmeiras: at minute 36 Felipe Anderson came in and Ramón Sosa went out., at minute 74 Lucas Evangelista came in and Emiliano Martínez went out., at minute 74 Vitor Roque came in and José López went out., at minute 74 Facundo Torres came in and Allan went out., at minute 80 Mauricio came in and Raphael Veiga went out.
Substitutions fluminense: at minute 61 Kevin Serna came in and Keno went out., at minute 61 Ignácio came in and Thiago Silva went out., at minute 66 Nonato came in and Ganso went out., at minute 75 Yeferson Soteldo came in and John Kennedy went out., at minute 75 Germán Cano came in and Everaldo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Fluminense
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