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Fluminense Edges Out Santos in Thrilling Maracanã Match
Fluminense secured a 1-0 victory over Santos in a tense match at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro on April 13th, 2025, as part of the Brazilian Serie A’s third round. The game was characterized by its intensity and a flurry of yellow cards. Santos, with 41% possession, managed 4 shots, only 1 on target. Fluminense, dominating possession with 59%, took 13 shots, 4 of them on target. Despite their possession and shot advantage, the only goal came in the 90th minute, scored by Samuel Xavier, assisted by J. Arias. The match was filled with fouls, 16 from Fluminense and 22 from Santos, reflecting the hard-fought battle on the pitch. Both teams received multiple yellow cards: two for Fluminense (G. Cano and F. Bernal) and four for Santos (Ze Ivaldo, Joao Paulo, Neymar and L. Godoy).
Substitutions fluminense: at minute 46 F. Bernal came in and Hercules went out., at minute 69 PH Ganso came in and A. Canobbio went out., at minute 69 Keno came in and Lima went out., at minute 85 Everaldo came in and G. Cano went out., at minute 89 Thiago Santos came in and Martinelli went out.
Substitutions santos: at minute 46 Deivid Washington came in and Tiquinho Soares went out., at minute 46 Y. Soteldo came in and Thaciano went out., at minute 46 Neymar came in and B. Rollheiser went out., at minute 70 Gabriel Bontempo came in and Diego Pituca went out., at minute 74 Gabriel Veron came in and Y. Soteldo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Fluminense
Santos
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