Match Summary · Football · Brazil · Brasileiro Serie A · Fluminense FC RJ · Red Bull Bragantino SP · Eduardo Sasha · Jose Maria Herrera · Agustin Sant'Anna
| Metric | Fluminense FC RJ | Red Bull Bragantino SP |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 63% | 37% |
| Shots | 16 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 2 |
| Shots off target | 8 | 1 |
| Corners | 11 | 4 |
| Fouls | 6 | 9 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 4 |
| Red cards | 1 | 2 |
| Offsides | 2 | 2 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 1 | 1 |
Bragantino landed the first blow when Sasha finished from Jose Maria Herrera's assist in the 27th minute, giving the visitors a 1-0 lead they carried into the interval. Fluminense were forced into an early change after 32 minutes, with Juan Pablo Freytes replacing Julian Millan, and they turned again to the bench at the break by sending on Ignacio.
Further switches followed on 55 minutes as Agustin Canobbio and John Kennedy were introduced, before German Cano joined the chase late on. The match swung sharply in the 64th minute when Agustin Sant'Anna was dismissed for Red Bull Bragantino, and the closing stages became increasingly bad-tempered. Alix and Tiago Volpi were booked, Fabinho also saw red at 90 minutes, and John Kennedy was then sent off for the hosts in the same flashpoint.
Fluminense finally found their equaliser at 90 minutes when Ignacio converted from Canobbio's assist to make it 1-1. The late strike salvaged the result for the home side, while Bragantino were left to reflect on a lead that slipped away amid the chaos. In the Brasileiro Serie A table, Fluminense sit fourth on 35 points and Bragantino are eighth on 31.