Goals from Rafael Moura and former Internacional striker Rafael Sobis silenced the sold out Beira-Rio stadium and sparked Fluminense’s title chances in to life.
The game started with Internacional playing at a high tempo, immediately putting the Tricolor defence on the back foot. Fluminense managed to absorb the Colorado pressure and on the seventeeth minute got themselves in front when Deco’s cross found Rafael Moura at the back post, who headed his side in to the lead.
On the thirty seventh minute, Fluminense defender Leandro Eusébio was caught napping. Seleção stiker Leondro Damião intercepted the ball from Eusébio and then whipped in a cross that found Oscar who arrived at the far post. The 20 year managed to latch on to the cross drawing his side level and sending the Inter faithful in to full voice.
Inter’s equaliser didn’t last long. On the stroke of half time, former Barcelona midfielder Deco sent the ball in to the path of Rafael Sobis. The former Inter striker found himself through on goal and then smashed his shot straight in to the far corner of Muriel’s net.
When the two teams came out for the second half, it was Fluminense who put Inter on the back foot. Despite not really testing the Colorado goal, the Carioca side managed to take the tempo out of the game.
Inter tried to press forward, but their chances to get the equaliser became more difficult when defender Juan recieved his marching orders after picking up his second yellow card for a foul on Sobis.
Fluminense managed to see out the game, taking home all three points and now just sit two points off league leaders Corinthians in the table.
