Thiago Silva secures Fluminense victory with a sensational bicycle kick in the 90+8th minute
Kenley Ward
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The Brazilian veteran continues to lead his team forward.
Details: Matchday 20 of the Brazilian Série A saw Fluminense face off against one of the league’s bottom dwellers, Juventude.
Juventude spent the entire match defending deep, but in the 90+8th minute of stoppage time, Fluminense captain, 41-year-old Thiago Silva, scored an unbelievable acrobatic goal—sending the ball into the top corner past Juventude’s keeper, Jandrei.
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This goal helped Fluminense climb to 7th place, closing in on the top-6 zone that grants Copa Libertadores qualification.
Thiago Silva joined Fluminense from London’s Chelsea in 2024 as a free agent. Since then, the veteran defender has made 56 appearances for his boyhood club, scoring 4 goals.
Thiago’s contract with Fluminense runs until June 2026.
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