Fluminense thrash São Paulo to seal Copa Libertadores spot
During the 36th day of the Brasileirão, Fluminense beat São Paulo 6-0 at the Maracanã this Thursday (27).
The rout of the tricolor was quite simply the most overwhelming victory for the Cariocas against the Paulista team.
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On March 20, 1960, Fluminense won 7-2 during the Rio-São Paulo tournament.
And this beating avenges the 6-0 defeat against the Paulista team at the 2002 Brasileirão in Morumbi.
The match
Fluminense’s defeat was built in the 25 minutes of play, when Canobbio (penalty), Martinelli and Nonato made it 3-0.
Throughout the first half, São Paulo managed only one shot on goal.
The Tricolor das Laranjeiras, on the other hand, had chances to extend the lead with Serna, facing the goalkeeper, and Canobbio, who hit the crossbar.
After the break, the Paulista tricolor returned with a little more energy on the field but posed no threat to the Cariocas.
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On the other hand, Fluminense scored three more goals against the opponent.
In a counterattack led by Lucho Acosta, Serna assisted John Kennedy, who struck to score the fourth goal.
Then Canobbio received the ball freely on the left side, quickly entered the box and struck to score another.
The historic brawl ended when Ganso passed to Soteldo in the box, and the Venezuelan assisted Serna, who was free, to score the sixth.
🚦 Current ranking
With this beating, Fluminense reached 58 points and moved up to fifth position, opening a 10-point gap over São Paulo itself (eighth place) and securing a place in the 2026 Libertadores.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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