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10-man Internacional beat Sao Paulo 2-1 in Brazil's Serie A

Xinhua, May 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

Midfielder Eduardo Sasha scored either side of halftime to fire 10-man Internacional to a 2-1 away victory over Sao Paulo in Brazil's Serie A championship on Sunday.

The 24-year-old opened the scoring in the 37th minute, but the visitors were reduced to 10 men when Alex Meschini was shown a red card for a bad foul.

Former Uruguay captain Diego Lugano headed in an equalizer before Sasha's 89th-minute strike regained the lead for Sao Paulo.

The result at the Morumbi stadium lifted Internacional to sixth in the 20-team standings while Sao Paulo dropped to ninth.

In other matches on Sunday, Atletico Mineiro drew 1-1 at Atletico Paranaense, Santos beat Coritiba 2-1, Chapecoense outclassed America Mineiro 3-1, Gremio defeated Flamengo 1-0, Vitoria overcame Corinthians 3-2 and Botafogo drew 1-1 at Sport. Endit