Fluminense 2-1 São Paulo: result and report

Serie A · Saturday 16 May 2026

Result

Fluminense 2-1 São Paulo

Serie A · Saturday 16 May 2026, 22:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

Fluminense · São Paulo

Fluminense 2-1 São Paulo: match report

Fluminense won against São Paulo 2-1 in Serie A on Saturday 16 May 2026. The half-time score was 2-0.

John Kennedy opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Fluminense's goals came from John Kennedy (19') and Agustín Canobbio (44'). São Paulo scored through Matheus Dória (79').

Discipline: Fluminense received 2 yellow cards; São Paulo received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Fluminense were 3rd on 27 points from 15 and São Paulo 4th on 24 points from 15. Fluminense went on to finish that season 4th with 54 points, and São Paulo 10th with 43.

Fluminense lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and São Paulo in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Sabino of São Paulo (7.7), ahead of Luciano Acosta (7.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Fluminense wins, 0 draws and 2 for São Paulo.

Going into the match Fluminense's last five read D-L-W-W-L and São Paulo's L-D-W-L-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 19'Goal · John KennedyFluminense · 1-0
  • 30'Yellow card · André SilvaSão Paulo
  • 44'Goal · Agustín CanobbioFluminense · 2-0
  • 67'Yellow card · ArturSão Paulo
  • 76'Yellow card · Enzo DíazSão Paulo
  • 79'Goal · Matheus DóriaSão Paulo · 2-1
  • 86'Yellow card · Facundo BernalFluminense
  • 90'Yellow card · Damián BobadillaSão Paulo
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Matheus DóriaSão Paulo
  • 90+8'Yellow card · Jefferson SavarinoFluminense

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Fluminense 2, draws 0, São Paulo 2.

Team news

Fluminense line-up (4-2-3-1)

Fábio, Guga, Ignácio, Juan Pablo Freytes, Guilherme Arana, Nonato, Hércules, Agustín Canobbio, Luciano Acosta, Jefferson Savarino, John Kennedy

São Paulo line-up (4-2-3-1)

Rafael, Lucas Ramon, Matheus Dória, Sabino, Enzo Díaz, Damián Bobadilla, Danielzinho, Artur, Cauly, Wendell, André Silva