Palmeiras 2-1 Fluminense: result and report
Serie A · Thursday 26 February 2026
Result
Palmeiras 2-1 Fluminense
Serie A · Thursday 26 February 2026, 00:30 UTC · half-time 2-1
Palmeiras 2-1 Fluminense: match report
Palmeiras beat Fluminense 2-1 in Serie A on Thursday 26 February 2026. The half-time score was 2-1.
Vitor Roque opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Palmeiras's goals came from Vitor Roque (9', penalty) and Allan (13'). Fluminense scored through Luciano Acosta (40').
Discipline: Palmeiras received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card; Fluminense received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Palmeiras were 2nd on 7 points from 3 and Fluminense 5th on 7 points from 3. Palmeiras went on to finish that season 2nd with 70 points, and Fluminense 4th with 54.
Palmeiras lined up in a 4-1-3-2 and Fluminense in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Luciano Acosta of Fluminense (8.0), level with Vitor Roque (8.0).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Palmeiras win, 1 draw and 2 for Fluminense.
Going into the match Palmeiras's last five read W-W-D and Fluminense's W-D-W.
Key events
- 8'Yellow card · Fábio
- 9'Penalty goal · Vitor Roque
- 13'Goal · Allan
- 30'Yellow card · Juan Pablo Freytes
- 34'Yellow card · Martinelli
- 35'Yellow card · Khellven
- 40'Goal · Luciano Acosta
- 62'Yellow card
- 62'Yellow card · Jhon Arias
- 69'Yellow card · Ignácio
- 88'Yellow card · Marlon Freitas
- 90+8'Red card · Abel Ferreira
Head-to-head
Team news
Palmeiras line-up (4-1-3-2)
Carlos Miguel, Khellven, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo, Joaquín Piquerez, Marlon Freitas, Allan, Andreas Pereira, Mauricio, José Manuel López, Vitor Roque
Fluminense line-up (4-2-3-1)
Fábio, Guga, Ignácio, Juan Pablo Freytes, Guilherme Arana, Facundo Bernal, Martinelli, Jefferson Savarino, Ganso, Kevin Serna, Luciano Acosta