Fluminense hit 3️⃣, hurt Vitória and cement top-four spot; see new table

Fluminense hit 3️⃣, hurt Vitória and cement top-four spot; see new table The 2026 Brasileirão is coming to an end... Now there's just one postponed match and four full rounds left. Round 34 wrapped up this Friday (6) with Vitória versus Fluminense at the Barradão. A clash between a team fighting to stay out of the relegation zone and one in the top four. Check out what happened below, along with the updated standings and upcoming fixtures. Flu are clinical in the first half Vitória did what was expected of them: they tried to press from the start. They even won a string of corners, but couldn't make them count. Instead, the Tricolor took the lead after 15 minutes through a well-worked move finished off by Savarino. With their opponents throwing even more players forward, the Rio side struck clinically in the 42nd minute. A turnover and a precise finish from Canobbio after a pass from Nonato. Photo: Marina Garcia/Fluminense Vitória came out after the break needing to "get into the game." Cross after cross came in. But not a single real scoring chance. The fans' patience ran out around the 35-minute mark, with chants of "you're a disgrace" and hundreds heading for the exits. Fluminense had room to counterattack, but kept getting the final pass wrong. Then Castillo sprang a surprise, getting past Cacá and Lucas Arcanjo to score in the 45th minute. With the sixth-best home record in the league, the Lions disappointed the 20,142 in attendance in their first match since Jair Ventura's sacking. And they remain just outside the relegation zone. The Tricolor, meanwhile, pulled further ahead of Athletico and Bahia in the race for the top four. UPDATED standings 📊 The teams threatened with relegation celebrated what happened in Salvador. A positive result for Vitória would have been a harsh blow to Grêmio, Corinthians, Internacional, Mirassol, Vasco and Botafogo. 👀 Postponed Round 21 clash 14/11 - Saturday 20:30 - Chapecoense vs Vasco - Arena Condá 📅 Round 35 fixtures 14/11 - Saturday 18:30 - Mirassol vs Atlético-MG - Maião 18/11 - Wednesday 19:30 - Coritiba vs Santos - Couto Pereira 20:00 - Remo vs Chapecoense - Mangueirão 20:30 - Flamengo vs Athletico - Maracanã 20:30 - Cruzeiro vs Palmeiras - Mineirão 21:30 - Corinthians vs Botafogo - Neo Química Arena 21:30 - Grêmio vs Bahia - Arena do Grêmio 19/11 - Thursday 19:30 - Vasco vs Internacional - São Januário 19:30 - Vitória vs Red Bull Bragantino - Barradão 21:30 - São Paulo vs Fluminense - MorumBIS Photo: Reproduction/CBF This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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