The palm treeswith goals from Argentine José López and Dudú, won this Saturday at home, by 2-1, Ceara and thus extended its advantage in the leadership of Serie A by Brazilian Championship soccer.
The team led by Portuguese coach Abel Ferreira and two-time Copa Libertadores champions reached 42 points in their victory at the Castelao stadium in the city of Fortaleza, seven ahead of their backyard rivals, Corinthians, who played later. Ceará, who cut in a penalty goal from Colombian Stiven Mendoza, is stagnant with 24 points in the standings, within the second ‘lot’ of twenty teams in the tournament.
In another game on Saturday, which opened the twentieth day, Goiás, with the only goal from Pedro Raúl, won 1-0 in Goiania against Coritiba, led by Paraguayan coach Gustavo Morínigo, and reached 25 points, three more than his rival.
In the second hour of Saturday, the Corinthians led by Portuguese coach Vítor Pereira and second in the standings with 35 points, received and won 1-0 in Sao Paulo against Botafogo from Rio de Janeiro, coached also by Portuguese Luis Castro.
The Flamengo of the Chilean Arturo Vidal and on Friday made official the southern midfielder Érick Pulgar and the Uruguayan defender Guillermo Varela, who fell in his Maracaná fort against Atlético Goianiense (4-1).
This Sunday, Atlético Mineiro de Belo Horizonte, last champion and where Cuca returned as coach, after the departure of Argentine Antonio Mohamed, will visit Internacional de Porto Alegre, which on Friday announced the acquisition of the Argentine striker Brian Romero, from River Plate de Argentina.
Atlético Mineiro is fourth in the standings with 32 points.
Athletico Paranaense, of veteran coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and in fifth with 31 points, will face Sao Paulo in Curitiba, who announced this Saturday the signing of goalkeeper Felipe Alves, from Fortaleza and who is 34 year old is defending a club for the first time “big”.
In other matches on Sunday, América will host Avaí from Florianópolis in Belo Horizonte, Cuiabá will host Fortaleza and Bragantino from São Paulo will host Juventude de Caxías.
The twentieth match day ends on Monday, when Fluminense, led by Argentine gunner Germán Ezequiel Cano -the tournament’s top scorer- and third with 34 points, visits Santos from São Paulo.
Source: La Verdad
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