Gremio Win In Brazil League
Jul 20, 2017 at 2:21 PM
Gremio have closed the gap on leaders Corinthians with a 3-1 away victory over Vitoria in Brazil’s Serie A football championship.
Fernandinho, Arthur and Ramiro were all on target for the visitors at the Barradao Stadium here on Wednesday while midfielder David was on the scoresheet for the hosts, reports Xinhua news agency.
It was Gremio’s 10th win from 15 matches and left them just six points behind Corinthians, who could only manage a 0-0 draw at Avai. Kohli Says No Extra Pressure After Shastri Takes Over As Head Coach
Elsewhere, Santos rose to third after a second-half strike from Argentine midfielder Emiliano Vecchio gave them a 1-0 win over Chapecoense.
In Rio de Janeiro, Paolo Guerrero’s fourth league goal of the season was not enough to hand Flamengo victory over Palmeiras as the Sao Paulo outfit mustered a 2-2 draw at Estadio Luso Brasileiro.
In other matches on Wednesday, Bahia won 2-0 at Atletico Mineiro, Ponte Preta routed Coritiba 4-0 and Sao Paulo overcame Vasco da Gama 1-0. 5 Reason Why MS Dhoni Is Indispensable?!