Match Report
Juventude, 19th on 35 points, faced a 29-point deficit to Fluminense (5th, 64). On the form table Fluminense stood 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 5th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Fluminense 1.32 scored and 1.03 conceded per game, Juventude 0.92 and 1.82, with the league averaging 1.26.
Juventude's winless run stood at 6. From the last five rounds, Fluminense held 8 points of 15 and Juventude 2.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Fluminense 1, draws 4, Juventude 3, at 2.38 goals per meeting.
Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho, capacity 78,838, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Fluminense: Thiago Silva (90')
Key stats
Possession: Fluminense 67% · Juventude 33% · Total shots: 13-9 · On target: 1-1 · Corners: 8-2