Fluminense vs Bolívar, 2026 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Group Stage
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Handball by Pato Rodríguez (Bolívar).
- 2': Attempt missed. Lucho Acosta (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Agustín Canobbio with a cross.
- 5': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Xavier Arreaga.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Lucho Acosta (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nonato.
- 6': Attempt saved. Agustín Canobbio (Fluminense) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Carlos Lampe (Bolívar). Assisted by Nonato.
- 6': Goal! Fluminense 1, Bolívar 0. Lucho Acosta (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 7': Foul by Pato Rodríguez (Bolívar).
- 7': Nonato (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Guga (Fluminense).
- 10': Carlos Melgar (Bolívar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt missed. John Kennedy (Fluminense) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Guga with a cross.
- 13': Jesús Sagredo (Bolívar) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Foul by Juan Pablo Freytes (Fluminense).
- 13': Juan Pablo Freytes (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Guilherme Arana (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Jesús Sagredo (Bolívar).
- 16': Attempt missed. Dorny Romero (Bolívar) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jesús Sagredo with a cross.
- 18': Agustín Canobbio (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Bolívar).
- 20': Attempt blocked. Jefferson Savarino (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 20': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Santiago Echeverría.
- 20': Attempt missed. Guilherme Arana (Fluminense) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 21': Offside, Fluminense. John Kennedy is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt missed. John Kennedy (Fluminense) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nonato following a fast break.
- 24': Goal! Fluminense 1, Bolívar 1. Carlos Melgar (Bolívar) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dorny Romero.
- 26': Delay in match (Fluminense).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Foul by Santiago Echeverría (Bolívar).
- 30': Agustín Canobbio (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Santiago Echeverría (Bolívar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Attempt missed. Ignácio (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 33': Leonel Justiniano (Bolívar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Hércules (Fluminense).
- 36': José Sagredo (Bolívar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by John Kennedy (Fluminense).
- 39': Attempt missed. Jefferson Savarino (Fluminense) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Guga with a headed pass.
- 41': Attempt saved. Hércules (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Carlos Lampe (Bolívar). Assisted by Jefferson Savarino.
- 41': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Carlos Lampe.
- 42': Attempt missed. John Kennedy (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Leonel Justiniano (Bolívar).
- 43': Lucho Acosta (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card.
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Foul by Guga (Fluminense).
- 44': Leonel Justiniano (Bolívar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Guga (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Handball by Agustín Canobbio (Fluminense).
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. John Kennedy (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Guga with a cross.
- 45'+4': Leonel Justiniano (Bolívar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by John Kennedy (Fluminense).
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Jefferson Savarino (Fluminense) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Guga.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Fluminense 1, Bolívar 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Fluminense 1, Bolívar 1.
- 48': Guga (Fluminense) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Dorny Romero (Bolívar).
- 49': Dorny Romero (Bolívar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Ignacio Gariglio (Bolívar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by John Kennedy (Fluminense).
- 54': Attempt saved. Guga (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Carlos Lampe (Bolívar). Assisted by Agustín Canobbio.
- 55': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Santiago Echeverría.
- 55': Foul by John Kennedy (Fluminense).
- 55': Xavier Arreaga (Bolívar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Guga (Fluminense).
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Carlos Melgar (Bolívar).
- 60': Substitution, Fluminense. Rodrigo Castillo replaces Nonato.
- 60': Substitution, Fluminense. Yeferson Soteldo replaces Agustín Canobbio.
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Foul by Hércules (Fluminense).
- 61': Leonel Justiniano (Bolívar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Attempt saved. Carlos Melgar (Bolívar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Fábio (Fluminense).
- 63': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Castillo (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Guga with a cross.
- 64': Offside, Fluminense. John Kennedy is caught offside.
- 67': Substitution, Bolívar. Ervin Vaca replaces Carlos Melgar.
- 68': Foul by Ervin Vaca (Bolívar).
- 68': Rodrigo Castillo (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Delay in match (Fluminense).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Attempt missed. Guilherme Arana (Fluminense) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Guga.
- 71': Goal! Fluminense 2, Bolívar 1. John Kennedy (Fluminense) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 72': Substitution, Fluminense. Germán Cano replaces John Kennedy.
- 72': Substitution, Fluminense. Samuel Xavier replaces Guga.
- 75': Attempt missed. Jefferson Savarino (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Germán Cano.
- 75': Substitution, Bolívar. Lucas Chávez replaces Pato Rodríguez because of an injury.
- 76': Offside, Fluminense. Jefferson Savarino is caught offside.
- 77': John Kennedy (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Substitution, Fluminense. Ganso replaces Jefferson Savarino.
- 79': Ignácio (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Dorny Romero (Bolívar).
- 80': Foul by Ignácio (Fluminense).
- 80': Dorny Romero (Bolívar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Delay in match because of an injury Lucho Acosta (Fluminense).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Foul by Ganso (Fluminense).
- 83': Robson Matheus (Bolívar) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Ganso (Fluminense) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt missed. Robson Matheus (Bolívar) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 84': Attempt missed. Lucas Chávez (Bolívar) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 85': Corner, Bolívar. Conceded by Ignácio.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Jesús Sagredo (Bolívar).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Substitution, Bolívar. Luis Paz replaces Jesús Sagredo because of an injury.
- 89': Attempt saved. Samuel Xavier (Fluminense) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Carlos Lampe (Bolívar). Assisted by Guilherme Arana with a cross.
- 88': Corner, Fluminense. Conceded by Carlos Lampe.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Castillo (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Carlos Lampe (Bolívar). Assisted by Lucho Acosta with a cross.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Castillo (Fluminense) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Carlos Lampe (Bolívar). Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo with a cross.
- 90'+3': Ervin Vaca (Bolívar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Lucho Acosta (Fluminense).
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Germán Cano (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 90'+5': Foul by Lucho Acosta (Fluminense).
- 90'+5': Ervin Vaca (Bolívar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Juan Pablo Freytes (Fluminense) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Lucas Chávez (Bolívar).
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Juan Pablo Freytes (Fluminense) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Fluminense 2, Bolívar 1.
- 0': Match ends, Fluminense 2, Bolívar 1.
Game Information
Venue: Estadio do Maracana
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
CONMEBOL Libertadores Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independiente Rivadavia | 6 | +9 | 16 |
| 2 | Fluminense | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Bolívar | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 4 | Deportivo La Guaira | 6 | -7 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Fluminense (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fábio (GK) |
| 22 | Juan Freytes |
| 4 | Ignácio |
| 13 | Guilherme Arana |
| 23 | Guga |
| 32 | Luciano Acosta |
| 35 | Hércules |
| 16 | Nonato |
| 9 | John Kennedy |
| 11 | Jefferson Savarino |
| 17 | Agustín Canobbio |
Bolívar (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Lampe (GK) |
| 3 | Xavier Arreaga |
| 5 | Santiago Echeverría |
| 27 | Ignacio Gariglio |
| 80 | Tonino Melgar |
| 14 | Robson Matheus |
| 23 | Leonel Justiniano |
| 4 | José Sagredo |
| 2 | Jesús Sagredo |
| 17 | Patricio Rodríguez |
| 77 | Dorny Romero |
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