Fluminense and Bragantino draw in their Brasileirão debut

This Saturday (13), at the legendary Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Fluminense and Red Bull Bragantino faced each other in the first round of the Brazilian championship 2024. In a busy game, the teams were tied 2-2.

It was a record day for veteran goalkeeper Fábio, he became the oldest athlete to compete in the Brasileirão of Serie A, reaching the milestone at 43 years, six months and 14 days.

Few opportunities and goal in stoppage time

With a very tight start to the game, the teams were unable to progress with danger to the goal, the only alternative found by Flu was precisely shots outside the area. Shortly, he didn't open the scoring with Samuel Xavier, who hit a beautiful shot at the goal, Cleiton made a great save.

Massa Bruta tried to advance and reach the goal defended by Fábio, but ran into the home team's good marking. Flu increased their marking and put pressure on Bragantino to get the ball out, already in stoppage time at the 50-minute mark after a corner kick from Ganso, Lima headed in and opened the scoring.

Fluminense 1-0 Red Bull Bragantino.

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_{Celebration of Fluminense's first goal in Brasileirão 2024 (Reproduction: Gettyimages Embed)}

Six minutes to turn the tide

High pressure from the visitor: Bragantino returned to the second half, in the second minute and in the first corner, Eduardo Sasha rose higher, headed firmly and tied the match. Lance was checked by VAR, which validated the goal. All the same! Fluminense 1 to 1 Red Bull Bragantino.
With more momentum, Bragantino went forward and after Vitinho's cross in the area, in the 6th minute Borbas headed free and with the direction to turn the match around, Fabio could do nothing.

Fluminense 1 to 2 Red Bull Bragantino.

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Rio reaction

The game continued to be very competitive, the teams did not give up on pressing. Fluminense didn't give up and went forward, in the 23rd minute, Lima receives the ball in the middle, confidently releases a bomb, in the middle of the way the ball deflects and deceives Lucão. Fluminense 2 to 2 Red Bull Bragantino.

The game continued with the same style, the São Paulo team, comfortable with the score, controlled Fluminense's attacks in every way, which piled up opportunities to come away with victory at home.

Datasheet

Date and time: April 13, 2024, at 9 pm.
Location: Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Arbitration: Maguielson Lima Barbosa,
Assistants: Bruno Raphael Pires and Legi Sousa Silva.
Reason: 1st round, Brazilian Championship 2024.

Second round

Next Tuesday (16) Fluminense will face Bahia, at Arena Fonte Nova. The following day at 7pm, Massa Bruta hosts Vasco da Gama at the Nabi Abi Chedid Stadium.

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