Fluminense lost 2-1 at the Maracanã Stadium against Atlético Goianiense and fell into the relegation zone of the Brasileirão. The reigning Copa Libertadores champions have not won in six rounds and have only secured one victory in nine Brasileirão matches.
Fernando Diniz’s team took the lead with a beautiful long-range shot from Ganso that found the top corner. However, in the second half, the visitors turned the game around with a spectacular goal from Luiz Fernando and another from Colombian Mateo Zuleta in stoppage time.
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Thus, the newly promoted team to Brazil’s top tier achieved their second win of the campaign and moved out of the relegation zone. Now entering that dangerous territory is Flu, who qualified for the last 16 of the Libertadores as Group A leaders, where they will face Grêmio.
O DRAGÃO VOOU!
Com a virada no @maracana, o @ACGOficial subiu cinco posições na tabela e está na décima-terceira posição! pic.twitter.com/J9VOEpS96t
— Brasileirão Betano (@Brasileirao) June 16, 2024
The aggression of Felipe Melo
In a heated match due to what was at stake and how the result unfolded, there were incidents. First, the fullback Guga from the Rio team pushed a television camera that was filming him after he received a yellow card from the bench.
Provavelmente foi isso aqui que “motivou” o Felipe Melo a agredir o assessor do Atlético Goianiense.
O assessor tava comemorando a vitória do time dele, e o Felipe Melo foi e agrediu ele.
— DataFut (@DataFutebol) June 16, 2024
Once the match ended, the veteran and hot-tempered Felipe Melo pushed the press officer of Atlético Goianiense on the field. According to the footage, the defender’s reaction was due to the club employee’s celebrations over the victory.
