Sao Paulo Jump to 4th in Brazil’s Serie A

Former Paris Saint-Germain winger Nene scored two second-half goals as Sao Paolo rose to fourth in Brazil’s Serie A standings with a 3-1 victory over America Mineiro on Sunday.

Diego Souza gave Sao Paulo the lead at America’s Independencia stadium in Belo Horizonte but Rafael Moura equalized minutes later.

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.

Courtesy : Xinhua
Photo : Sky Sports

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