Two clubs in the top half of the Brazilian Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Fluminense and Gremio. The first-division clash scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET will be held Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro and can be live streamed here free.
What They're Saying
Fluminense attacking midfielder Ronaldinho (via Goal): "What motivated me is a title that I don't have, the Brazilian championship. It motivates me a lot. It is a great club with great players, we have everything to be champions. It's good to return for a big club. I'm very happy and motivated. I wanted to play after seeing the stadium [Maracana] and the fans with all their support. My legs are trembling with desire to play."
Gremio manager Roger Machado (via Terra Esportes): "What I try to tell my players is that the achievements are marked forever. You leave an important legacy, so I'd rather see the positive side of pressure from the fans."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: All eyes are on the debut of Ronaldinho. The 35-year-old led Queretaro to their first-ever Liga MX final last season, finishing with five goals and 16 total chances created.
Fluminense's Projected Lineup (4-2-1-3): Cavalleri; Lopes, Marion, Henrique, Silva; Jean, Edson; Ronaldinho; Osvaldo, Fred, Junior
Gremio's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Grohe; Hermes, Geromel, Erazo, Galhardo; Maicon, Walace; Rocha, Douglas, Schuster; Luan
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clube Atlético Mineiro | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 35 | |||
| 2 | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 33 | |||
| 3 | Palmeiras | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 28 | |||
| 4 | Sport | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 28 | |||
| 5 | Sao Paulo FC | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 27 | |||
| 6 | Guild | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 27 | |||
| 7 | Fluminense | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 27 | |||
| 8 | Atlético-PR | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 25 | |||
| 9 | Chapecoense | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 22 | |||
| 10 | International | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 20 | |||
| 11 | Flemish | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 19 | |||
| 12 | Ponte Preta | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 19 | |||
| 13 | Cruise | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Avai | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 17 | |||
| 15 | Santos | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 16 | |||
| 16 | Figueirense | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 16 | |||
| 17 | Goiás | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 13 | |||
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 29 | -21 | 12 | |||
| 19 | Coritiba | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 11 | |||
| 20 | Joinville | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 9 |
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