Flamengo beat Bahia in Brazil s Serie A

Rio de Janeiro June 26 (IANS) Colombia international midfielder Orlando Berrio struck late as Flamengo secured a 1-0 away victory over 10-man Bahia in Brazil s Serie A football championship.

The hosts on Sunday were left with a numerical disadvantage when defender Lucas Fonseca was shown a second yellow card for a bad foul in the 30th minute reports Xinhua news agency.

Berrio introduced just after the hour mark as a replacement for Willian Arao hit the target in the 73rd minute after an Everton Ribeiro cross.

The result at the Fonte Nova arena lifted Flamengo to third in the 20-team standings with 17 points from 10 matches while Bahia dropped to 17th with 10 points.

In other matches on Sunday Atletico Paranaense beat Vitoria 4-1 Vasco da Gama overcame Atletico Goianiense 1-0 Cruzeiro defeated Coritiba 2-0 Corinthians won 1-0 at Gremio Palmeiras beat Ponte Preta 2-1 Fluminense drew 1-1 at Sao Paulo and Atletico Mineiro beat Chapecoense 1-0.

--IANS
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