Match Report
Before the match
Fluminense: three wins and two defeats over five games; eight goals scored, six conceded. Corinthians were their latest opponents, away on 20 September: a 3-1 win.
Fluminense visited Corinthians on 20 September (Brasileirão Série A) and won 3-1; their goals totalled three, compared with one conceded. Platense hosted Fluminense (Copa Libertadores) on 15 September. For Fluminense, the score was 1-2: one goal scored, two allowed. 1-3 was Fluminense's result against Mineiro on 12 September (Brasileirão Série A), playing away from home; Fluminense lost, with one scored to three conceded. The 8 September fixture (Copa Libertadores) paired Fluminense with Platense. Fluminense won 2-0 at home, netting two goals while conceding zero. Playing at home against Vasco da Gama (Brasileirão Série A), Fluminense finished 1-0 on 6 September. Their score comprised one goal, against zero from the opposition.
Before kickoff, Brasileirão Série A's results-based standings placed Fluminense 4th after 28 matches and 48 points.
Coritiba: two wins, one draw and two defeats over five games; nine goals scored, 13 conceded. Vasco da Gama were their latest opponents, away on 19 September: a 5-0 defeat.
0-5 was Coritiba's result against Vasco da Gama on 19 September (Brasileirão Série A), playing away from home; Coritiba lost, with zero scored to five conceded. The 12 September fixture (Brasileirão Série A) paired Coritiba with Paranaense. Coritiba drew 3-3 at home, netting three goals while conceding three. Playing at home against Mirassol (Brasileirão Série A), Coritiba finished 1-2 on 6 September. Their score comprised one goal, against two from the opposition. 31 August: Coritiba won 3-2 against Clube do Remo away from home in Brasileirão Série A, scoring three goals and allowing two. Against Corinthians in Brasileirão Série A, Coritiba scored two and conceded one on 23 August; the at home result was 2-1.
Before kickoff, Brasileirão Série A's results-based standings placed Coritiba 9th after 28 matches and 38 points.
The last two recorded meetings were a 1-1 draw at Coritiba on 4 April and a 2-1 home win for Fluminense on 26 November 2023.
After the match
Fluminense overwhelmed Coritiba 4-0 on 9 October 2026. Jefferson Savarino opened the scoring in the 30th minute for Fluminense, set up by Hulk, to make it 1-0. Jefferson Savarino added to the tally 49 minutes into the game for Fluminense, set up by Thiago Silva, to make it 2-0. With the 3rd goal, Fluminense extended the lead through Jefferson Savarino 65 minutes into the game, set up by Kevin Serna, to make it 3-0. Luciano Acosta scored the 4th goal for Fluminense in the 93rd minute as they extended the lead, set up by Wesley Natã, to make it 4-0. Bruno Melo (86') was booked. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Fluminense 104 points stronger than Coritiba. Fluminense: 61.5% to win this pairing in the model on current ratings; the match ended in their favour. Fluminense: five substitutions. Luciano Acosta, on in the 62nd minute, scored in minute 93. Wesley Natã entered for Fluminense at 88 minutes and later provided an assist. The card tally for Coritiba was one yellow card. Coritiba made five changes. Fluminense kept their opponents scoreless.