Pedro Raul scored the two goals for Goiás, one of them from a penalty
With 57 points, he remains 9 behind the leader, Palmeiras
Internacional beat Goiás 4-2 this Sunday and took second place from Corinthians in the thirty-first day of the Brazilian Championship, in which Palmeiras will defend its leadership this Monday against the threatened Goianiense.
In the first game on Sunday, Inter de Porto Alegre won with two goals from Alan Patrickone from Mauricio and a fourth from Uruguayan Carlos de Pena.
Pedro Raul scored the two goals for Goiás, one of them from a penaltyand matched the Argentinian Germán Ezequiel Cano, from Fluminense, in the competition’s scorers table.
After the victory, the team led by former coach Mano Menezes climbed to second place in the standings with 57 points9 less than leader Palmeiras, who will seek to consolidate his lead on Monday.
The Sao Paulo green team, which this week featured the debut of the young promise Endrick, needs 12 points in the remaining eight games so as not to depend on other results and take home the Brazilian league.
Inter, for its part, has practically assured its qualification for next year’s Copa Libertadores, as well as Corinthians, who the day before defeated Athletico Paranaense 2-1with goals from Paraguayan defender Fabián Balbuena, with a header, and Roger Guedes, from a penalty.
Corinthians is third in the table, with 54 points.
Fluminense, meanwhile, wasted the opportunity to equal Coritnhians in number of points after lose in the mythical Maracana stadium by 0-2 against the modest America Mineiro and was in fifth position in the table, with 51 integers.
Saturday, Flamengo defeated Cuiabá at home by 1-2, with goals from Matheus França and Marinhoin a game in which the Rio de Janeiro team played with the substitutes, to reserve strength for the first leg of the Brazilian Cup final, which will be played next Wednesday against Corinthians.
Flamengo is also a finalist in the Copa Libertadores de Américawhich will play on October 29 in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil against the also Brazilian Atlético Paranaense of experienced coach Luiz Felipe Scolari.
In other meetings of the day, Sao Paulo lost 0-1 against Botafogowhile Fortaleza beat Avaí 2-0, penultimate in the standings.
Atlético Mineiro and Ceará finished the match goalless.
On Monday, in addition to Goianiense-Palmeiras, the match between Saints and Youth.
