1
Palmeiras
35
2
Flamengo
31
3
Fluminense
30
4
Sao Paulo SP
24
5
Athletico Paranaense
24
6
Bragantino
23
7
Bahia
23
8
Coritiba
23
9
Botafogo
21
10
Atlético Mineiro
21
11
Internacional
21
12
Vasco da Gama
20
13
Cruzeiro
20
14
Vitória
19
15
Grêmio
18
16
Santos
18
17
Corinthians
18
18
Remo
15
19
Mirassol
13
20
Chapecoense
9
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.