Overview

• The 44-year-old Fluminense goalkeeper played his 1,391st match in a 2-0 Copa Sudamericana last-16 win over América de Cali at the Maracanã on Tuesday.
• Fluminense staged on-field tributes, presenting a commemorative plaque as Fábio thanked family and supporters after keeping a clean sheet.
• The club attributes the tally to IFFHS, listing 976 games for Cruzeiro, 235 for Fluminense, 150 for Vasco da Gama and 30 for União Bandeirante.
• FIFA has issued no ruling on the status; CONMEBOL offered congratulations on his 1,391 appearances without formal record certification.
• Coverage notes the long-standing discrepancy in Peter Shilton’s total—1,390 per Guinness versus 1,387 by his own count—and that Fábio’s 28-year career has been entirely in Brazil without a senior cap.