Fluminense breaks taboo and escapes relegation in the last round
The danger lurked until the last round. Fluminense faced Palmeiras this Sunday (12/8) with the possibility of relegation and experiencing an unusual situation: playing in Serie B and the Club World Cup in the same year. But the nightmare did not materialize.
Tricolor das Laranjeiras won 1-0 with a goal from Serna and also secured a place in the 2025 Copa Sudamericana, breaking a taboo by beating Palmeiras at the Allianz Parque for the first time in history.
With the result, Tricolor das Laranjeiras reached 46 points and closed the competition in thirteenth place. Palmeiras finished in second place, with 73 points.
Among the four teams that reached matchday 38 with risk of relegation, Fluminense was, mathematically, one of the least worrying cases. According to the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), the risk of relegation was 11.5% until the opening whistle. On the other hand, the team faced Palmeiras at home and was still fighting for the title.
the game
Palmeiras, badly in need of the result, could not control the match. And he saw how the situation definitively got out of control in the 36th minute of the first. Serna took advantage of an excellent pass from Nonato to dribble past two markers and shoot into the corner.
Verdão was better in the second stage and even found the goal, with Vanderlan. But the referee, after reviewing the VAR, declared offside.
At the final whistle, the local fans booed the team led by Abel Ferreira.
