Vitória beat Grêmio and move clear of the Série A drop zone | OneFootball

In the closing match of the 26th round of Brazil’s Série A Championship, Vitória beat Grêmio 1-0 on Monday night (7) at Barradão and moved a little further away from the competition’s relegation zone. The team now has 32 points and sits in 11th place, level on points with Corinthians and Santos, who are 12th and 13th, respectively.

Grêmio is in 15th place with 28 points, just three more than Vasco, who opens the relegation zone in 17th.

Vitória’s goal came in the 18th minute of the second half, scored by Renê after a corner kick.

With the result, the Bahia side ended a run of four straight defeats and gained some breathing room in the fight against relegation.

After the end of the round, the Brasileirão has a new leader: Flamengo, who beat Remo 1-0 on Sunday (6) at Mangueirão in Belém and reached 54 points. Palmeiras dropped to second after drawing 0-0 with Botafogo at Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro on the same day. They have 53 points.

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