Mirassol and Remo claim big wins, Galo takes derby at Mineirão

Mirassol and Remo claim big wins, Galo takes derby at Mineirão

With exciting matches and several late goals, the 14th round of Brazil’s Serie A rewarded some clubs trying to escape the bottom of the table. On Saturday (2), Remo beat Botafogo 2-1, coming from behind at Nilton Santos, and moved up to 11 points. On Sunday, Mirassol defeated Corinthians 2-1 at Maião and now has 12 points. Both teams are still in the relegation zone, which also includes Chapecoense, in 20th, and Corinthians itself, in 17th, with 15 points.

Also on Sunday, Internacional pulled a little further away from the bottom four by beating Fluminense 2-0 at Beira-Rio and jumped to 12th place with 17 points.

At the top of the table, no one won this round. Leaders Palmeiras drew 1-1 with Santos on Saturday at Allianz Parque. The following day, second-placed Flamengo let victory slip away against Vasco at the Maracanã in second-half stoppage time. The match ended 2-2 in front of more than 61,000 fans.

With the loss to Inter, Fluminense remained in third place. São Paulo, in fourth, also saw the three points slip away in second-half added time on Sunday in a match against Bahia — 2-2 at Cícero de Souza Marques.

In fifth place, Athletico-PR drew 0-0 with Grêmio on Saturday at Arena da Baixada.

Besides Remo, Mirassol and Inter, Atlético-MG, Vitória and Red Bull Bragantino also impressed this round. At Mineirão, with more than 53,000 people in attendance, Galo was ruthless against its biggest rival on Saturday: a commanding 3-1 win. Atlético-MG is now in 11th, while Cruzeiro sits in 15th.

On the same day, Vitória recorded the only big win of the round: 4-1 over Coritiba, a result that lifted Rubro-Negro to 9th place, while the team from Paraná is in 8th, behind Red Bull Bragantino in 7th, after Bragantino beat Chapecoense 2-1 at Arena Condá on Sunday.

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