Jhon Arias is the savior of Fluminense. In a complicated season for the Rio de Janeiro club, which is fighting to avoid relegation to Serie B and lost to Atlético Mineiro in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores, the Colombian has maintained its level, becoming its most consistent player. Against Cruzeiro, in a key match for the bottom of the table, he scored the winning goal 1-0.
At minute 9, the only score of the match came. Collective play between Ganso and Arias, which ended with a pass from the ’10’ to the Colombian, who crossed the ball and scored a goal that gave his team some air – he started the date in the relegation positions of the Brasileirao -.
The winger received a rating of 7.9 from SofaScore. He played 90 minutes, finished four times (one on goal) and made two key passes. In addition, he had a pass accuracy percentage of 91% and won six of 16 duels he had in this match.
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Sofa score
Kevin Serna, on the other hand, had minutes in the second half. The 26-year-old player entered in the 60th minute, when his team was already ahead on the scoreboard, for Keno, who retired injured. Despite not having much participation in the game, he had a chance to score with a shot that went wide.
With this result, Fluminense is in 16th position in the Brasileirao with 30 points, two away from relegation places. On the next day, they will face Flamengo in a new edition of the Rio de Janeiro classic. This match will be played on Thursday, October 17 at 6:00 pm (Colombian time).
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Changes
Facundo Bernal (45′, Victor Hugo), Kevin Serna (59′, Keno), Walace (60′, Zé Ivaldo), Alvaro Barreal (60′, Lucas Romero), Yours Gabriel (65′, Gabriel Veron), Lima (76′, Goose), Fabrizio Peralta (77′, Lautaro Díaz), You (77′, Marlon), Spring (82′, Samuel Xavier), Gabriel Fuentes (82′, Marcelo)
Goals
1-0, 54′: John Arias
Cards
Referee: Gustavo Ervino Bauermann
VAR Referee: Daiane Caroline Muniz dos Santos, Leone Carvalho Rocha
Victor Hugo (24′, Yellow), Keno (43′, Yellow), Matheusinho (47′, Yellow), John Arias (62′, Yellow), Kauã Elias (65′, Yellow), Walace (66′, Yellow), Marcelo (80′,Yellow), Alvaro Berreal (81′, Yellow), Gabriel Fuentes (89′, Yellow), Manuel (91′, Yellow), Thiago Santos (91′, Yellow)
