Fluminense ‘does the L’ with great goal from Lima and wins Nova Iguaçu for the Guanabara Cup

Germán Cano wasn’t on the pitch at Maracanã, but that’s not to say that Fluminense fans didn’t “do the L”. In fact, it only changed the character. The ‘L’ this time was from Lima who, with a great goal, decreed the tricolor victory by 1 to 0 over Nova Iguaçu yesterday, for the second round of the Guanabara Cup in a game marked by the use of reserves and base athletes.

Lima benefited from the most interesting factor of the match at Maracanã: the use of bench players. Fernando Diniz realized the tight schedule ahead of him and chose the team considered ‘B’ for a game without much appeal. However, he brought the differential of this team considered reserve having several of the reinforcements for the season. Guga, Vitor Mendes, Jorge, Lima and Keno started among the starters.

Midfielder, but acting as a defensive midfielder this time, Lima was the main highlight. Not only for the great goal scored in the middle of the first stage, hitting a beautiful shot from outside the area, but for managing to be one of the few to demonstrate understanding of Fernando Diniz’s game proposal.

The Fluminense reserve suffered from the evil that afflicts most reserve teams: the lack of rapport. There were 90 minutes of many individual and technical errors at Maracanã, but expected due to the lineup that has been training together for two weeks.

In addition to Lima, it is possible to highlight Keno, who raised the fans in the stands with good dribbling and plays. Marrony, who is not a reinforcement, but seeks to establish himself in 2023, also appeared prominently.

Another reinforcement for the season, Giovanni Manson came on in the second half in place of Michel Araújo and drew attention. Good dribbling and a dangerous kick from outside the area made the crowd hope for more good moves by the former athlete from Ajax, from the Netherlands. Bruninho, from Nova Iguaçu, was expelled for trying to hit the midfielder after suffering a dribble.

In the end, there was time for Isaac, who played in this year’s Copinha, to make his debut as a professional. With only a few minutes left, he didn’t have much to add.