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What the tricolor feared happened: Fluminense is out of the G-6 of the Brazilian Championship. Palmeiras 2-0 defeat at Allianz Parque last Saturday (see offers in the video above), pulled Odair Hellmann’s team out of the coveted qualifying zone for Libertadores 2021. The sharp drop in revenue became a cause for concern, and attributing some blame to arbitration for the controversial sanction of Wellington Silva, “is to cover the sun with a sieve”.
Best moments: Palmeiras 2 x 0 Fluminense for the 21 of the Brasileirão 2020
In a press conference by videoconference after the game, Odair did not acknowledge that his team played badly, as in the previous round against Grêmio in Maracanã, and highlighted the “total control” in the first half. In cold analysis of the numbers, Fluminense really was superior in the early stage, with 55% ball possession and seven submissions to six. But it was all just an illusory domain.
The Tricolor only got to the dead ball, and the only clear chance to score in the first 45 minutes was from Palmeiras, when Muriel had to perform a miracle and defend Willian’s point-blank shot with his face. In the second half practically, after the rival built the score for the match, the Alviverdes players acted in training rhythm, and Fluminense was ineffective in the attack.
Odair Hellmann was overshadowed by Abel Ferreira’s patched Palmeiras – Photo: Cesar Greco / Palmeiras
Highlighting the maximum numbers of an away loss against Palmeiras, one of the contenders for the title, is one thing. Now, praising this when the rival had only two players on the field and was coming from a match against Ceará on Wednesday for the Brazil Cup, while Fluminense had the week off to train, is something else. For those with higher championship ambitions, then, winning games like this becomes a “must.”
Explorer – Palmeiras x Fluminense
| Question | Palms | Fluminense |
| Ball possession | 43% | 57% |
| Shooting | eleven | fifteen |
| Scoring possibilities | 4 | 2 |
| Passes to the right | 412 | 403 |
| Wrong passes | 72 | 75 |
| Disarmament | 28 | 24 |
| Fouls | fifteen | 8 |
| Impediments | 3 | 3 |
me low offensive production is related to the low speed of the tricolor attack. Odair climbed Wellington Silva down the right to mark the promotions of Gustavo Scarpa, but Michel Araújo was left crooked and disappeared from the game. Along with Nenê and Felippe Cardoso, who replaced Fred after injuring himself in the warm-up, in addition to the constant presence of Hudson, the offensive sector did not give a damn. Once again!
Odair missed the lineup by not starting with Luis Enrique, what It would be much more useful in the role that Michel Araújo was in, and he was also wrong with the substitutions. It took a long time to make the changes in the team, when he put the boy it was already 2-0, at 16 minutes of the second half. And he put him in the place of Wellington Silva, the only one of speed among the forwards who were on the field.
Is it time to test Lucca as a starter? The forward has few minutes on the pitch – Photo: Cesar Greco / Palmeiras
Speaking of changes … Lucca, in a press conference throughout the week, said that he expects an opportunity as a starter, but that he understands the delay due to the sequence of good results that the team had been having. Now, after two losses in a row, the argument has fallen to not test changes in the team. Calegari, Luiz Henrique, Miguel, Yago returning from Covid-19 … Or Lucca himself if Fred continues, given the little that Felippe Cardoso delivers. Time to take more risks.
Parked at 32 points, Fluminense dropped three spots and is now eighth in the Brazilian Championship, with 32 points. The players took a break this Sunday from the municipal elections in Brazil and also on Monday. The re-presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, at CT Carlos Castilho, when the squad will start preparing the next match, which will be against Internacional in Beira-Rio, on Sunday at 6.15pm (Brasilia), for the 22nd matchday of the competition.
