Ecuador’s Luis Bolanos struck a 10-minute hat-trick to give Internacional a 3-0 home win over Coritiba and a share of top place in the Brazilian Championship.
Inter are equal on 17 points with Atletico Mineiro, who lost their unbeaten record in a 4-2 upset by promoted Barueri, although they have an inferior goal difference.
Internacional rested several key players for tomorrow’s second leg of the Copa Brasil against Corinthians, in which they are 2-0 down.
Bolanos, formerly with last year’s Libertadores Cup winners LDU of Ecuador, opened the scoring against Coritiba 18 minutes into the second half of Sunday’s match after beating three defenders.
Six minutes later, he tapped in the second after an incursion from the right by Alecsandro and completed his hat-trick with a low shot.
Corinthians also rested players, including Ronaldo, and lost 1-0 away to Atletico Paranaense.
Palmeiras, in their first match since coach Vandeleri Luxemburgo was sacked at the weekend, drew 1-1 at home with Santos in a regional “Classic.”
They went ahead through striker Obina, playing in place of Keirrison whose removal from the squad during transfer talks with Barcelona sparked the row between Luxemburgo and the Palmeiras management that led to the coach’s sacking.
Substitute Robson equalized for the visitors nine minutes from time.
Former Monaco coach Ricardo Gomes made a winning debut in charge of title holders Sao Paulo, whose 2-0 home victory over Nautico on Saturday was only their second in eight matches.
Brazil midfielder Hernanes, returning to the team as captain after being dropped by sacked coach Muricy Ramalho, scored one goal and laid on the other for Jean Roth.
Adriano’s Flamengo drew 0-0 with Fluminense at the Maracana in a Rio de Janeiro derby.
Taiwan kept their hopes of advancing to next year’s World Baseball Classic (WBC) alive with a 9-1 victory over South Africa in a qualifier at the Taipei Dome on Saturday, backed by solid pitching. Taiwan last night played against Nicaragua. As of press time, Nicaragua was leading 6-0. Bouncing back from Friday’s struggles on the mound, when Taiwanese pitchers surrendered 15 runs to Spain, Team Taiwan on Saturday kept the visiting team in check, allowing just one run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Starting pitcher Sha Tzu-chen struck out one and allowed no hits, except for a hit-by-pitch over
Taiwan kept its hopes of advancing to the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) alive with a 9-1 victory over South Africa in a qualifier at the Taipei Dome last night, backed by solid pitching. Bouncing back from Friday’s struggles on the mound, when Taiwanese pitchers surrendered 15 runs to Spain, Team Taiwan kept the visiting team in check, allowing just one run in the bottom of the fourth inning. The win was crucial for Taiwan, as a loss would have eliminated the team from contention for the next WBC. Starting pitcher Sha Tzu-chen (沙子宸) struck out one and allowed no hits, except for
Team Taiwan are set to face Spain in a win-or-go-home match tonight for the final berth at the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC), despite losing to Nicaragua 6-0 in the WBC qualifier at the Taipei Dome on Sunday. The home team’s loss on Sunday means Nicaragua finish first in the qualifier round in Taipei with a perfect 3-0 record and advances to next year’s finals. After crushing South Africa 9-1 earlier on Sunday, Spain took second place in the four-team qualifier with a 2-1 record. With a 1-2 record, Taiwan finished third while South Africa placed at the bottom with
Team Taiwan avoided missing the World Baseball Classic (WBC) for the first time by defeating Spain 6-3 in a do-or-die game in Taipei last night. After narrowly escaping a mercy-rule loss to Spain in the WBC Qualifiers opener on Friday last week, the home team — winner of last year's WBSC Premier12 title three months ago — got their revenge against the 2023 European champions at Taipei Dome. "It felt quite different from when we won the Premier12," Taiwan captain Chen Chieh-hsien (陳傑憲) said after the game, recalling the ups and downs the team has experienced over the past few days. Unlike in
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