Even without maximum strength, Fluminense had no difficulties in defeating Volta Redonda by 3 to 0, on Saturday night (19), at Estádio Luso Brasileiro, in the north of Rio. leadership of the Guanabara Cup and, on top of that, secured a place in the semifinals of the Campeonato Carioca. With 21 points, the Laranjeiras team can no longer finish below the fourth place in the first phase of the competition, a criterion to advance to the semis. The goals were scored by Nonato, Manoel and Calegari. 
AND WHAT A GOAL #MlkDeXerém! see with #CâmeraDoFluzão! https://t.co/nxsUxroTBp pic.twitter.com/XRs7JyqErc
— Fluminense FC ?? (@FluminenseFC) February 19, 2022
Thinking about the duel on Tuesday (22), for the second preliminary round of the Libertadores Cup, against Millonarios, from Colombia, in Bogotá, coach Abel Braga selected a mixed team to face Volta Redonda, third from last place in the Guanabara Cup.
The strategy did not generate setbacks for Tricolor, which managed to open the scoring in the final stretch of the first stage. At 40 minutes, Cano received inside the area, on the right, dominated and played for Nonato to kick first and beat goalkeeper Luiz Felipe.
On the return of the break, Fluminense didn’t need much time to find more goals. The first came just after two minutes, when defender Manoel took a leftover corner and kicked the goalkeeper’s counterfoot to widen.
At nine, Calegari invaded the area from the right side and kicked cross to give final numbers to the match.
The victory represented the seventh consecutive triumph for Tricolor in the championship, after the defeat to Bangu in the debut. In the seven games played so far, Fluminense had not scored more than two goals once.
There are three matches left for the team to end their participation in the Guanabara Cup and enter the knockout stage. After the game for Libertadores, in the middle of the week, Flu has the classic against Vasco next Saturday (26), at Nilton Santos Stadium.
