Fluminense RJ 1-2 Santos SP: Match Recap and Result

Match: 18 October 2026, 19:00 UTC · Published: 18 October 2026 · 369 words

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Santos SP came from behind to beat Fluminense RJ 2-1 in Brasileirão - Série A on 18 October 2026, turning the match around with two goals just after half-time. The visitors went into the Fluminense RJ vs Santos SP fixture as the pre-match favorites and recovered from a very early setback to take the win.

Match Summary

Fluminense RJ scored after four minutes. The scorer was not listed in match data, but the goal gave the home side a lead they carried through the rest of the first half. Santos SP were shown a yellow card in the 25th minute, and Fluminense RJ received one in the 31st. After that opening strike the half stayed 1-0, with Santos SP still looking for a way back into the contest.

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The second half changed quickly. Santos SP equalized in the 49th minute, with the scorer again not listed in match data, then went in front in the 54th minute. That second Santos SP goal, also without a named scorer in the match data, put the visitors 2-1 up. Fluminense RJ could not reply. The rest of the match produced no further goals from either side. A yellow card for the home side in the fifth minute of stoppage time was the last listed incident, and Santos SP saw out the official 1-2 scoreline.

Key Moments

The early goal forced a favorite to chase and set up a first half that Fluminense RJ managed from in front. What decided the match was the spell immediately after the restart, when Santos SP scored twice in five minutes and flipped the lead before the home side could settle again. That burst mattered because it turned a clear edge in chances into a lead they could protect. From then on Fluminense RJ were chasing a game in which they generated little attacking volume, and the stoppage-time booking did not reopen the result.

Match Statistics

Santos SP's attacking numbers matched the comeback. They outshot Fluminense RJ 14 to 5 and recorded three shots on target to one. Expected goals told the same story, 2.04 for Santos SP against 0.9 for Fluminense RJ. Corners were close at 5-4 to the visitors. Yellow cards finished 2-1 against Fluminense RJ, and there were no red cards.