📹 Thiago Silva tells Fluminense: show more character, keep things in-house | OneFootball

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Fluminense lost to Atlético-MG 3-2 at the MRV Arena this Sunday (11th), in a match valid for the eighth round of the 2025 Brasileirão.

The Tricolor Carioca opened the scoring with Canobbio, conceded the comeback with goals from Rubens and Junior Santos, managed to equalize with Serna in the last minute of regular time, but Igor Gomes secured the victory for Galo in stoppage time.

After the match, still leaving the pitch, Thiago Silva—idol and Tricolor captain—did not mince words as he tried to justify the team’s second consecutive defeat of the season.

The “Monster” said the team needs “more character” and that “not everything can be exposed.” “Our performance left something to be desired. We didn’t play a great game, but we didn’t play such a bad game either, but I think we could have done better. That’s what we need to demand from ourselves, to look inside and see what’s not working. I think a bit more character, to fight. It’s hard to talk. There are some things we need to discuss internally, we can’t expose everything. But it’s a complicated situation we’re going through, we’re not performing well and, because of that, things aren’t happening. Today, we took the lead, then stopped playing, anyway... It’s tough, man, it’s tough.”

In the season, Fluminense has accumulated three defeats in the last five games (Botafogo - 2 x 0, GV San José - 1 x 0, and Atlético-MG - 3 x 2).

After eight rounds, the Tricolor Carioca occupies fifth place in the Brasileirão, with 13 points (four wins, one draw, and three losses).

In the Conmebol Sudamericana, Fluminense is in second place in Group F with seven points and will seek direct qualification to the round of 16 against Unión Española (05/14) and Once Caldas (05/29). Both matches will be played at Maracanã.

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