Tricolor opened the scoring with Cano, but Leão tied the score with Lucas Braga and left the relegation zone of the Brazilian Championship.
Fluminense tied 1-1 with Vitória, this Sunday (4/20), at Maracanã, in the fifth round of the Brazilian Championship. Tricolor opened the scoring in the first half, with Cano. However, Leão da Barra tied the score in the final stage, with Lucas Braga.
With the result, the Rio de Janeiro team reached 10 points and remains in third place in the Brazilian Championship. The Bahia team reached five and left the relegation zone. In the next round, Fluminense will have the derby against Botafogo, on Saturday, at Nilton Santos. The following day, Vitória will host Grêmio, at Barradão.
Fluminense started the match putting pressure on Vitória. The home team almost scored after five minutes. Cano received a pass in the box and shot wide of the net.
After the scare, the visitors improved in the match. As a result, Vitória began to attack with more intensity. Even so, Fluminense continued to control the match. The home team only had another good chance in the 29th minute, when Arias shot for a good save by Lucas Arcanjo.
After that, the Rio de Janeiro team once again dominated the game and scored in the 38th minute. Cano took advantage of a cross and headed the ball into the net. The setback was felt by the Bahia team. So much so that Fluminense continued to attack in the final minutes. However, the Tricolor team had to settle for the narrow advantage at half-time. In the second half, Vitória almost tied the game with less than a minute to go. Matheusinho received a pass in the box and shot towards the goal.
The ball deflected off the defense, but Fábio was alert to save Fluminense. The move encouraged the Bahia team, who began to dominate the game. Vitória came close to scoring again in the 15th minute, with a shot from Mosquito that was stopped by Fábio. As time went by, Fluminense managed to even the score. The Tricolor team held the ball more and prevented Vitória from scoring any chances. However, the home team barely bothered the Bahia defense.
The team from Rio only created any danger in the 36th minute. Bernal received a pass at the edge of the area and sent it over the goal line. Vitória put on pressure in the final minutes and was rewarded in the 44th minute. After a good exchange of passes, Lucas Braga finished with no chance for Fábio to seal the tie at Maracanã.
