Sao Paulo jump to 4th in Brazil s Serie A
Monday - May 28, 2018 5:08 pm ,
Category : SPORTS
Rio de Janeiro May 28 (IANS) Former Paris Saint-Germain winger Nene scored two second-half goals as Sao Paulo rose to fourth in Brazil s Serie A standings with a 3-1 victory over America Mineiro.
Diego Souza gave Sao Paulo the lead at America s Independencia stadium in Belo Horizonte on Sunday but Rafael Moura equalised minutes later reports Xinhua news agency.
Thirty five-year-old Nene then struck twice in 13 minutes to guarantee the six-time champions their third win from seven matches this campaign.
Meanwhile Bruno Silva scored in the 75th minute to hand Cruzeiro a 1-0 away victory over Santos.
In Fortaleza 20-year-old midfielder Thonny Anderson netted nine minutes from time as Gremio won 1-0 at Ceará.
In other matches Atletico Paranaense drew 0-0 at Parana Bahia routed Vasco da Gama at home 3-0 Vitoria drew 1-1 at Botafogo and hosts Internacional beat Corinthians 1-0.
--IANS tri/bg
Diego Souza gave Sao Paulo the lead at America s Independencia stadium in Belo Horizonte on Sunday but Rafael Moura equalised minutes later reports Xinhua news agency.
Thirty five-year-old Nene then struck twice in 13 minutes to guarantee the six-time champions their third win from seven matches this campaign.
Meanwhile Bruno Silva scored in the 75th minute to hand Cruzeiro a 1-0 away victory over Santos.
In Fortaleza 20-year-old midfielder Thonny Anderson netted nine minutes from time as Gremio won 1-0 at Ceará.
In other matches Atletico Paranaense drew 0-0 at Parana Bahia routed Vasco da Gama at home 3-0 Vitoria drew 1-1 at Botafogo and hosts Internacional beat Corinthians 1-0.
--IANS tri/bg
