Fluminense crowned Brasileiro Serie A champions

Fluminense have been crowned Brasileiro Serie A champions for the fourth time in their history.

The Rio de Janeiro club travelled to Palmeiras knowing that three points would be enough to secure the trophy, but it was a lot closer than Flu coach Abel Braga would have liked.

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The visitors started the game brightly, enjoying most of the possession in the centre of the pitch, but it took them almost 15 minutes to test the Palmeiras goalkeeper; courtesy of a header from Fred.

But, the breakthrough came just before half-time and it was Fred who was again responsible for the visitor's attack. The striker took advantage of a loose ball to put his side ahead, and start the celebrations from the away fans.

Mauricio Ramos' own goal put Fluminense 2-0 up after 54 minutes, but a quickfire double from Hernan Boats and Patrick Vieira Marins levelled the game, however the title was sealed when Fred popped up with a winner two minutes from time.

The victory meant that Flu opened up an unassailable 10-point lead over Gremio, who rose to second after a 2-1 win over Sao Paulo, and as a result of the loss Palmeiras edge closer to relegation, sitting in 18th position with just 33 points from 35 games.

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Source: Goal