Fluminense 0, Ceara 2

FORTALEZA, Brazil (Interstat) — Ceará SC opened its Campeonato Carioca Série A campaign with a decisive 2-0 victory over Fluminense on Sunday, defying pregame projections and handing the visiting side a season-opening defeat. Playing before a home crowd at Estádio Castelão, Ceará controlled the match and secured the win with goals in each half, capitalizing on a Fluminense side that played a man down for the final half-hour. The result was an upset according to statistical analysts Interstat, whose ELO system had given Fluminense a 53.70 percent probability of winning. Their game simulator had projected a 1-1 draw, a forecast… Read more...