Tricolor took off in the final rounds and won a direct place in the Libertadores group stage
Classified directly to the group stage of the 2026 Libertadores, in 5th place, the Fluminense finished the Brazilian Championship this Sunday with the second best campaign of the return. Tricolor was the second team that scored the most in the second half of the competition, especially after the arrival of coach Luís Zubeldía.
With a 3-3 draw between Flemish and Mirassol last Saturday, Fluminense was only behind Palmeiras with 37 points achieved in 19 games, an advantage of almost 65% of the points. The São Paulo club had the same 37 points, but scored 39 goals compared to Tricolor’s 27. Both had 11 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses.
Top 5
1st Palmeiras – 37 points
2nd Fluminense – 37 points
3rd Flamengo – 36 points
4th Mirassol – 35 points
5th Cruzeiro – 33 points
Paulo Vitor Vasconcellos is a tricolor fanatic, writer and journalist graduated in 2016 from Universidade Veiga de Almeida. From 2015 to 2018, he worked as a sports writer and, later, a cinema writer on the VAVEL Brasil portal, covering Fluminense and Comic Con Experience 2016 and 2017. Author of the book Olhos de Lázzuli, fiction and fantasy aimed especially at children and young people.
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Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.
