Palmeiras 2-1 Fluminense: result and report

Serie A · Thursday 26 February 2026

Result

Palmeiras 2-1 Fluminense

Serie A · Thursday 26 February 2026, 00:30 UTC · half-time 2-1

Palmeiras · Fluminense

Palmeiras 2-1 Fluminense: match report

Palmeiras beat Fluminense 2-1 in Serie A on Thursday 26 February 2026. The half-time score was 2-1.

Vitor Roque opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Palmeiras's goals came from Vitor Roque (9', penalty) and Allan (13'). Fluminense scored through Luciano Acosta (40').

Discipline: Palmeiras received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card; Fluminense received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Palmeiras were 2nd on 7 points from 3 and Fluminense 5th on 7 points from 3. Palmeiras went on to finish that season 2nd with 70 points, and Fluminense 4th with 54.

Palmeiras lined up in a 4-1-3-2 and Fluminense in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Luciano Acosta of Fluminense (8.0), level with Vitor Roque (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Palmeiras win, 1 draw and 2 for Fluminense.

Going into the match Palmeiras's last five read W-W-D and Fluminense's W-D-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Yellow card · FábioFluminense
  • 9'Penalty goal · Vitor RoquePalmeiras · 1-0
  • 13'Goal · AllanPalmeiras · 2-0
  • 30'Yellow card · Juan Pablo FreytesFluminense
  • 34'Yellow card · MartinelliFluminense
  • 35'Yellow card · KhellvenPalmeiras
  • 40'Goal · Luciano AcostaFluminense · 2-1
  • 62'Yellow cardPalmeiras
  • 62'Yellow card · Jhon AriasPalmeiras
  • 69'Yellow card · IgnácioFluminense
  • 88'Yellow card · Marlon FreitasPalmeiras
  • 90+8'Red card · Abel FerreiraPalmeiras

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Palmeiras 1, draws 1, Fluminense 2.

Team news

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

Carlos Miguel, Khellven, Gustavo Gómez, Murilo, Joaquín Piquerez, Marlon Freitas, Allan, Andreas Pereira, Mauricio, José Manuel López, Vitor Roque

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

Fábio, Guga, Ignácio, Juan Pablo Freytes, Guilherme Arana, Facundo Bernal, Martinelli, Jefferson Savarino, Ganso, Kevin Serna, Luciano Acosta