Corinthians will face the flamingo at the end of the Brazil Cup, the second tournament in importance of the Latin American giant, after winning this Thursday by 3-0 Fluminense in the stadium Neo Chemical Arena of Sao Paulo in the second leg of the semi-final.
The final will involve a duel between the two most popular clubs with the most fans in Brazil.
The São Paulo club, which had tied 2-2 in its visit to Fluminense in the first leg, he brought out all his power at home and secured his passage to the final with a first goal from René Augustusat 33 minutes, and a second on account of Giulanoalmost at the end of the match.
The third was a gift from Fluminense for the own goal scored by Philip Melo in the extra time.
Although he put up a fight from the start, with an outstanding performance by Fabio, Matheus Martins and the Colombian John Arias, who almost opened the scoring with a headed goal in the opening minutes of the match, Fluminense he collapsed after the first goal and was unable to get up in the second half.
With the passage to the final, Corinthians will have to deal with flamingowhich advanced to the final on Wednesday with a 1-0 win over Sao Paulo in the second leg of the semi-final and after winning 1-3 in the first leg.
The final will be in round-trip matches on October 12 and 19 of the same month, and the champion will be awarded the important title and the first place for Brazil in the Libertadores Cup of 2023.
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