📹 Fluminense cruise past Once Caldas, reach Sudamericana last 16
Fluminense did what was expected of them on Thursday night (29) in front of 33,688 fans.
And advanced directly to the round of 16 of the Copa Sudamericana, earning $600,000 (R$ 3.4 million) in prize money.
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Thanks to goals from Martinelli and Serna, they beat Once Caldas 2-0 at the Maracanã.
Taking the lead from the Colombian team in Group F.
Which eliminated two matches in the already tight schedule against a Libertadores team.
Check out the best moments of the match below (Available only in Brazil)
Tricolor advantage
The clock had not yet reached two minutes when Martinelli, with his left foot, opened the scoring.
Fluminense controlled the actions, dictated the pace of the game.
Almost celebrated a penalty in Serna, but the VAR made the referee change his mind.
Once Caldas only posed a real threat once before halftime, with Mateo García.
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It was up to the insistent Serna to beat Aguirre high to increase the tricolor advantage (34').
Once Caldas tries and Flu controls
The Colombian team needed a comeback to return to being the leader.
And had moments when they had more possession and volume of play.
But without creating real scoring chances.
Renato made the imagined changes.
Flu did not show the same lethality seen before halftime, but was safe without the ball.
And celebrated the spot in the round of 16 in their farewell to the fans before the World Cup.
📊 Situation in the key and schedule 📅
Fluminense reached 13 points, leaving Once Caldas with 12.
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It was the only Brazilian team to advance directly to the round of 16 of the Sudamericana.
And had the fourth-best campaign in the group stage.
Will find out on the second (2) which crossover of the playoffs will yield their rival in that phase.
Returns to focus on the Brasileirão.
Will travel to Porto Alegre to face Internacional on Sunday (1st).
Game for the 11th round of the competition.
Their last commitment before thinking exclusively about the Super World Cup.
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