Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ITA — Vasco da Gama overturned a two-goal deficit to defeat Fluminense in a dramatic Rio derby at the Estadio do Maracanã, with Thiago Mendes converting the match-winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
Fluminense
2 - 3
Vasco da Gama
SAVES
3 3
GOALS:- 1' Agustín Canobbio - Fluminense- 54' Hércules - Fluminense- 59' Nuno Moreira - Vasco da Gama- 88' Claudio Spinelli - Vasco da Gama- 90+5' Thiago Mendes - Vasco da Gama
STANDOUT PLAYERS:- Vasco da Gama: Thiago Mendes - stoppage-time winner to complete comeback- Fluminense: Agustín Canobbio - opened scoring inside the first minute
KEY STAT: Vasco da Gama scored three goals in the final 32 minutes, including two in the last three minutes of regulation and stoppage time combined, to overturn a 2-0 deficit.