Boavista Hands Fluminense First Carioca Defeat, 1–0 in Saquarema

Overview

• Gabriel Caran scored two minutes after halftime from an Isael corner to seal Boavista’s 1–0 win at Estádio Elcyr Resende.
• Fluminense, led on the sideline by interim Maxi Cuberas, lost for the first time after opening with a 2–1 victory over Madureira and remains on three points.
• Head coach Luís Zubeldía missed the match as he continues recovery from an angioplasty, extending Cuberas’s stint in charge.
• Santi Moreno was rested as a precaution and Matheus Reis started, with Fluminense’s best late chance a Jemmes header that struck the crossbar.
• Boavista rebounded from an opening 1–0 loss to Volta Redonda to earn its first points, with 2,612 paying fans in attendance and both teams set to play again on Thursday.