Carioca· Round 3
Nova Iguaçu 2-3 Fluminense
Match summary
Fluminense beat Nova Iguaçu 3-2 in Carioca on Fri, 23 Jan 2026.
Goals — Nova Iguaçu: David 26'; Pedra 72' | Fluminense: Serna 54', 79'; Everaldo 58'.
Nova Iguaçu had 38% of the possession and 4 shots (2 on target) against 20 (9) for Fluminense; corners 3-5, yellow cards 2-1.
Red cards: Nova Iguaçu 1, Fluminense 0.
In their last 12 meetings Nova Iguaçu won 1, Fluminense won 11 and 0 ended level.
Venue: Estádio Luso-Brasileiro. Referee: Lucas Neves Borja de Almeida.
Match timeline
- 20'RickelmeYellow card
- 26'DavidAssist: RickelmeGoal1-0
- 45'AcostaYellow card
- 45'SidãoYellow card
- 46'⇄In SernaOut ReisSubstitution
- 54'SernaAssist: MartinelliGoal1-1
- 58'EveraldoAssist: S. XavierGoal1-2
- 62'⇄In IagoOut RafaelSubstitution
- 63'⇄In CapanniOut DavidSubstitution
- 66'SidãoRed card
- 68'•CanobbioPenalty Miss
- 71'⇄In GabrielOut RickelmeSubstitution
- 71'⇄In NonatoOut AcostaSubstitution
- 71'⇄In J. KennedyOut EveraldoSubstitution
- 72'PedraGoal2-2
- 79'SernaGoal2-3
- 81'⇄In GugaOut S. XavierSubstitution
- 81'⇄In LimaOut GansoSubstitution
- 83'⇄In P. ThomazOut PedraSubstitution
- 83'⇄In CostaOut XandinhoSubstitution
Match highlights
Top performers
DavidNova Iguaçu · Attacker
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes62
SernaFluminense · Attacker
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target3
- Minutes45
PedraNova Iguaçu · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes82
MartinelliFluminense · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes90
GabrielNova Iguaçu · Defender
- Interceptions1
- Tackles0
- Minutes20
S. XavierFluminense · Defender
- Interceptions0
- Tackles0
- Minutes80
Lineups
Fluminense 4-3-3Nova Iguaçu 4-2-3-1
Nova Iguaçu
Coach: Carlos Vitor
Substitutes
- 16Zé GabrielDefender6.4
- 15Pedro ThomazMidfielder
- 22Iago LacerdaMidfielder6.0
- 20Alexandre CostaMidfielder
- 19Luan CapanniAttacker6.4
- 1Matheus MirandaGoalkeeper
- 12ArthurGoalkeeper
- 14AugustoDefender
- 13Arthur NevesDefender
- 17Vini CharopemAttacker
- 21Pedrinho
- 18Eduardo Gomes
Fluminense
Coach: Maximiliano Cuberas
Substitutes
- 23GugaDefender
- 16NonatoMidfielder6.5
- 45LimaMidfielder
- 90Kevin SernaAttacker8.3
- 99John KennedyAttacker6.4
- 98Vitor EudesGoalkeeper
- 21Igor RabelloDefender
- 3JemmesDefender
- 13Guilherme AranaDefender
- 5Facundo BernalMidfielder
- 94OtavioMidfielder
- 28Riquelme FelipeAttacker
Unavailable players
- HérculesPhysical discomfort
- Yeferson SoteldoHip injury
- Germán CanoSprained knee injury
- Santi MorenoPersonalReasons
Statistics
Nova IguaçuFluminense
Key statistics
38%Possession62%
4Total Shots20
2Shots On Target9
2Big Chances Created9
3Corners5
20Fouls17
2Yellow Cards1
1Red Cards0
1Offsides3
6Goalkeeper Saves0
260Passes Completed481
All statistics
36Attacks43
2Shots Off Target7
0Shots Blocked4
1Hit Woodwork1
16Free Kicks20
2Shots Inside The Box13
329Total Passes536
2Shots Outside The Box7
0Big Chances Missed6
1/7 (14%)Crosses Completed8/20 (40%)
207Passes Own Half218
129Passes Opposition Half338
25/52 (48%)Long Passes Completed19/40 (48%)
19Throw-Ins13
3Key Passes13
29Passes Into Final Third120
55Backward Passes74
10Goal Kicks3
8Interceptions9
6/14 (43%)Tackles Won8/11 (73%)
27Clearances12
40Duels Won48
7/15 (47%)Aerial Duels Won8/15 (53%)
33/73 (45%)Ground Duels Won40/73 (55%)
16Was Fouled20
3/9 (33%)Successful Dribbles9/20 (45%)
6Was Dribbled Past11
3Final Third Possession Won9
108Possession Lost102
Previous meetings
1 Nova Iguaçu0 draws11 Fluminense
- Fluminense
6-1
Nova IguaçuClub Friendlies
- Fluminense
- Fluminense
- Fluminense
- Nova Iguaçu
- Fluminense
- Fluminense
- Fluminense
- Nova Iguaçu
- Nova Iguaçu
Match information
- Competition
- Carioca
- Round
- Round 3
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Estádio Luso-Brasileiro
- Capacity
- 20,113
- Attendance
- 1,924
- Referee
- Lucas Neves Borja de Almeida