Lucky charm: Fluminense has been invincible with Canobbio on the field for over four months.

The player scored in the victory against Remo.

Author of the second goal in the 2-0 victory over Remo, this Thursday (12), at Mangueirão, Agustín Canobbio scored again for Fluminense and extended an impressive streak for the team when he is on the field.

Fluminense hasn’t lost with the Uruguayan coach in 18 matches, since the defeat against Ceará in the Brazilian Championship on November 2nd, 2025. That’s more than four months. Since then, Fluminense has accumulated 12 wins and six draws, consolidating one of the team’s best periods since the arrival of coach Luis Zubeldía.

The sequence includes important classics and decisive games, such as victories over Flamengo, Botafogo and Vasco, in addition to the consistent campaign at the beginning of 2026.

Since their last defeat against Ceará, Fluminense has played the following matches:

The last defeat in this context was:

Since Luis Zubeldía’s arrival, Canobbio has become an important piece in the team’s functioning, mainly due to his intensity without the ball and his mobility in attack. The Uruguayan is a key player in pressing after losing possession in the Tricolor’s attacking half.

Canobbio remains an important valve in Fluminense’s build-up play, attacking the space behind the opposing defense to receive through balls. Despite criticism for his limited dribbling ability and few goals, the player manages to stand out for these less common attributes among forwards.

In the battle for a starting spot, the player currently surpasses the team’s top scorer, Kevin Serna. Savarino started the game with the “first team” for the first time, and the Colombian was chosen to be on the bench.

In the 27 games Fluminense played with the Uruguayan player during this period, the team’s performance was impressive:

The performance is even stronger at the Maracanã, where the team has 14 wins and two draws in 16 games, for a 91.6% success rate.

Against Remo, Canobbio reappeared at a decisive moment. In the 17th minute of the second half, the striker appeared in the penalty area to head in a cross from Lucho Acosta and extend the score, paving the way for the Tricolor’s victory. The Uruguayan spoke as he left the field about the goal he scored and about Fluminense’s fight for titles this season.

“It was a very collective play, we’ve been working on it for a long time. I was already telling Acosta to turn the game around, I was alone. And he did it, he’s a star. I was waiting for the ball there, at the far post, and it was good. It was good to celebrate with the group, which has been doing a good job. The next day we didn’t achieve our main objective, which was the state championship, but we’ll keep moving forward; it’s a very long, very intense year, and we’ll continue working with great humility,” said Canobbio, who continued:

— It’s difficult to think about titles right now, but of course, as a big team, we’ve taken on the responsibility. It’s game by game. Away games are very tough. Now it’s just about congratulating, enjoying a little, turning the page. Sunday there’s a special game for me, and a very tough game at the Maracanã. It’s about continuing to work.

Fluminense returns to the field on Sunday (15), when they face Athletico-PR at Maracanã, at 4 pm (Brasília time), for the Brasileirão. Remo travels to face Coritiba, on the same day, at 6:30 pm.