“Jajá gave Remo a shock lead against the run of early play, converting after Fluminense had twice been denied by the goalkeeper through Matheus Martinelli Lima's efforts and had a Canobbio shot blocked.”
Pivotal“Hulk pulled Fluminense level, a moment that felt inevitable given the hosts' overwhelming territorial and attacking dominance through the second half.”
Pivotal“Kevin Serna settled the contest with a late winner, capping a second-half performance that changed the shape and tempo of Fluminense's attack from the moment he was introduced.”
PivotalOutstanding performance

Fluminense dominated this Serie A encounter from almost every statistical angle — 73% possession, 20 shots to Remo's seven, and an extraordinary 79 dangerous attacks compared to the visitors' 18 — yet they spent the majority of the first half chasing the game after Jajá's 31st-minute opener caught them cold. Remo's goalkeeper was the story of the opening period, making seven saves in total across the match to keep his side in contention long after the tide had turned, but Fluminense's relentless pressure eventually told. The introduction of Kevin Serna at half-time proved to be the pivotal tactical call, with the Colombian providing the directness that unlocked a resolute Remo backline, first allowing Hulk to equalise on 66 minutes and then scoring the winner himself seven minutes from time. For Remo, who sit in the relegation battle and came into this fixture with a title race score that underscores how much they need every point, this is a damaging defeat — a gutsy lead defended too briefly against a side with the quality and depth to wear them down.
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