Red Bull Bragantino end poor run, beat Fluminense | OneFootball

The Red Bull Bragantino returned to winning ways in the Brazilian Championship. The São Paulo team beat Fluminense 4-2 on Saturday in Bragança Paulista. With the result, the home team reached 30 points and took fifth place. The visitors from Rio de Janeiro remain with 27 points in ninth place.

The home team secured the win early in the first half with goals from John John and Sasha. Before the interval, Fluminense reduced the deficit with a goal from Hércules. Red Bull Bragantino scored their third goal in the final stage with Laquintana. However, the visitors scored again with Lucho Acosta. The São Paulo team sealed the victory with a goal from Davi Gomes.

In the next round of the Brazilian Championship, Fluminense faces Santos on Sunday at 16h (Brasília time) at Vila Belmiro. On Saturday, at 18h30, Red Bull Bragantino visits Botafogo at Nilton Santos.

Before that, Fluminense visits Bahia for the first leg of the Copa do Brasil quarterfinals. The two teams take to the field on Thursday at 19h30 at Arena Fonte Nova.

The game

Bragantino started strong and opened the scoring in the first minute. After a cross, Laquintana prevented the ball from going out of bounds and touched it for John John to score.

The home team did not give Fluminense a chance and extended their lead to 3 minutes. Laquintana touched the ball to Sasha, who finished with a shot past Fábio.

Only after the second setback did Fluminense manage to reach the attack with quality. Cano finished twice, but without posing a threat. Bragantino began to manage the result and only threatened again at 27 minutes with a shot from Vanderlan that went wide.

Fluminense showed some pressure in the final minutes and almost scored at 40 minutes. Freytes attempted a cross and forced Cleiton to make a good save to avoid a direct goal. In the added time, Canobbio touched the ball to Hércules in the area, and the midfielder scored to put the visitors back in the game before the interval.

In the second half, Bragantino returned more focused and extended their lead to 2 minutes. Vanderlan crossed for Laquintana to head the ball into the net.

The setback was felt by the visitors, who took time to react in the game. However, Fluminense managed to reduce the deficit again at 17 minutes. Guga finished, Cleiton palmed the ball, and Lucho Acosta scored with a first-time shot.

From then on, the match became open with both teams attacking. Fluminense had the chance to equalize with Fuentes, but the defender headed the ball to the ground, making it easy for Cleiton to defend. Bragantino relied on luck at 35 minutes when Davi Gomes was launched and took advantage of Guga's slip. The striker entered the area and touched the ball past Fábio.

In the final minutes, Fluminense still showed some pressure but saw Bragantino hold on to the result to leave the field with the victory.

Techinical Sheet Red Bull Bragantino 4 x 2 Fluminense

Location: Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques, Bragança Paulista (SP) Date: August 23, 2025 (Saturday) Time: 16h (Brasília time) Referee: Lucas Paulo Torezin (PR) Assistants: Sidmar dos Santos Meurer (PR) and Andrey Luiz de Freitas (PR) VAR: Rafael Traci (SC) Yellow cards: Cleiton, Laquintana, and Pedro Henrique (Bragantino); Marcelo Pitaluga, Lucho Acosta, and Canobbio (Fluminense)

Goals: John John (1st minute of the 1st half), Sasha (3rd minute of the 1st half), Laquintana (2nd minute of the 2nd half), Davi Gomes (35th minute of the 2nd half) (Red Bull Bragantino) / Hércules (46th minute of the 1st half), Lucho Acosta (17th minute of the 2nd half) (Fluminense)

Red Bull Bragantino: Cleiton; Nathan Mendes, Guzmán Rodríguez, Pedro Henrique (Gustavi Marques), and Vanderlan (Guilherme Lopes); Fabinho, Eric Ramires, and Praxedes (Davi Gomes); Eduardo Sasha (Thiago Borbas), Laquintana (Mosquera), and Jhon Jhon Coach: Fernando Seabra

Fluminense: Fábio; Guga, Freytes, Manoel (Nonato), and Fuentes; Bernal, Hércules, and Lucho Acosta (Santi Moreno); Serna, Cano, and Canobbio (Soteldo) Coach: Renato Gaúcho

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