Fluminense, Club World Cup and Chelsea
Digest more
Chelsea reached the 2025 Club World Cup final with a 2-0 win over Fluminense at MetLife Stadium. Enzo Maresca's side are now just one game away from glory, a ch
The Brazilian, who started his career with Fluminense before moving to Britain, scored with a brilliant finish from outside the area in the first half and then calmed his celebration against his former club. That finish was followed by a thumping second-half goal to secure a final against Real Madrid or Paris Saint-Germain.
Fluminense's trip to the Club World Cup semi-final should net Brazilian coaches more respect, the club's manager Renato Portaluppi said on Tuesday, after their improbable deep run in the tournament ended in a 2-0 defeat to Chelsea.
Chelsea midfielder Moisés Caicedo injured his left ankle during a 2-0 win over Fluminense in the Club World Cup semifinals.
A Brazilian icon is turning back the clock in Fluminense's charmed Club World Cup campaign, and now has a reunion with Chelsea ahead
Explore more
Fluminense are relishing their role as the Club World Cup's underdogs ahead of Tuesday's semi-final against Chelsea, with manager Renato Gaucho embracing an "us against the world" mentality that has carried the Brazilian side to an improbable run.
Enzo Maresca's side reached the Club World Cup final after their effective pressing in a 4-3-3 shape left their opponents with no answer