1
Palmeiras
32
2
Flamengo
26
3
Fluminense
26
4
Sao Paulo SP
23
5
Athletico Paranaense
22
6
Bahia
21
7
Coritiba
19
8
Botafogo
17
9
Bragantino
17
10
Vasco da Gama
16
11
Grêmio
16
12
Cruzeiro
16
13
Vitória
15
14
Corinthians
15
15
Atlético Mineiro
14
16
Internacional
14
17
Santos
14
18
Mirassol
9
19
Remo
8
20
Chapecoense
8
The hosts head into this as clear favourites based on form, momentum and head to head record at Vila Belmiro. On top of this, we have to say Fluminense struggled badly to pull off results on travels in the previous term of Serie A.
Tricolor won 3, drew 4 and lost as many as 12 of 19 away fixtures in the league last season. They are up against in-form Santos who shocked one of main title candidates Gremio in the inaugural round. Anything but a clean sheet win for the hosts wouldn’t be a surprise here.