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Match Recap
Luciano Acosta settled a tense Rio derby with a composed 61st-minute finish, giving Fluminense a 1-0 win over Vasco da Gama that felt harder to come by than the scoreline suggests. History was not on Fluminense's side going in: the Tricolor had lost three of their previous four meetings with this opponent, and Vasco brought enough fight to make that pattern feel relevant for long stretches. But Acosta's goal held firm, and Fluminense move to 45 points in the Brazilian Serie A, maintaining fourth place on the back of three wins from their last five. For Vasco it is another wound, one more result dragging them deeper into the relegation picture at 17th with just 25 points and a run of form that reads L-W-L-L-D. Acosta's strike, placed with conviction in the second half, was the difference between a grind and a statement. Find out exactly how it went in.
