📹 Flu beat América de Cali again, reach Copa Sul-Americana quarter-finals

In the Maracanã, Fluminense defeated América de Cali 2-0 on Tuesday (19), in the second leg of the Conmebol Sudamericana round of 16.

As they also defeated the Colombians in the first leg, 2-1, Tricolor Carioca secured a spot in the quarterfinals of the continental tournament, after six years, with an aggregate score of 4-1.

VEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNCEEEEE O FLUMINEEEEENNNNNNSEEEEEEE!

KEVIN SERNA E MARTINELLI MARCAM, FLU FAZ 4 A 1 NO AGREGADO E ESTÁ NAS QUARTAS! VAAAAAAMMMMOSS, FLUZÃO! pic.twitter.com/rAW0AHT4zp— Fluminense F.C. (@FluminenseFC) August 20, 2025

From the start of the game, Fluminense showed that they didn't want to give any space for an upset.

Thus, after Martinelli and Samuel Xavier's shots went wide, it was up to Serna to open the scoring.

Hércules made a "à la Gerson - the Golden Lefty" pass behind the defense, and "Cristiano Sernaldo" entered the area to score in the corner.

This was Serna's eighth goal with the tricolor shirt in the 2025 season.

In the first half's stoppage time, Lima almost scored on a free kick that deflected off the wall.

However, after the interval, it didn't take long for Tricolor to extend their lead.

Canobbio stole the ball on the right side, entered the area, and rolled it to Martinelli, who dribbled past the defender and shot with power!

💪 Tricolor machine

With the victory against América de Cali, Fluminense reached their seventh unbeaten game in the 2025 season (five wins and two draws).

In games against foreign teams, with the presence of their fans at the Maracanã, Tricolor has 40 unbeaten games.

The only defeat in this period was against Junior Barranquilla, 2-1, in the 2021 Libertadores, a year in which games were played behind closed doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The last defeat with the presence of their fans was 0-1 against Argentinos Juniors, in the 1985 Copa Libertadores, with the rival being the champion of that edition of the continental tournament.

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HISTÓRICO

40 anos sem derrotas

O Fluminense alcançou a incrível marca de 39 jogos de invencibilidade contra adversários internacionais no Maracanã tendo a presença da sua torcida nas arquibancadas

🔢 Desempenho

🟢 32 vitórias
🟡 7 empates

🏆 Copa Libertadores… pic.twitter.com/vmuJZv7gEv— Enciclopédia Tricolor (@Flupedia) May 30, 2025

🚦 How it stands

With the classification and a 4-1 aggregate score, Fluminense now waits for the winner of the Argentine matchup between Lanús and Central Córdoba (first leg 0-1).

The spot in the quarterfinals also guaranteed an additional $700,000 (approximately R$3.9 million) in the tricolor bank account.

The quarterfinals are scheduled for the weeks between September 17 and 24. The semifinals between October 22 and 29, and the grand final on November 22, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

⚽ Com o @FluminenseFC classificado, as Quartas de Final começam a tomar forma!

🏆 CONMEBOL #Sudamericana | #GrandeConquistapic.twitter.com/JrlDidmR1H— CONMEBOL Sudamericana (@SudamericanaBR) August 20, 2025

Fluminense returns to the field next Saturday (23), when they visit RB Bragantino, at Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques, at 16h (Brasília time), in the opening of the 21st round of the Brasileirão.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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