Rio de Janeiro June 4 (IANS) Former Manchester City and Brazil International striker Jo scored one and assisted another goal as Corinthians defeated Santos 2-0 in the Brazilian Serie A championship.
The hosts on Saturday took lead in the 69th minute at Arena Corinthians with Paraguay international forward Angel Romero sliding a shot past goalkeeper Vanderlei from a headed pass from Jo reports Xinhua news agency.
The latter goal from Jo was on the scoresheet six minutes later when he met Rodriguinho s headed cross with spectacular looping bicycle kick that flew into the top right corner.
The result left Corinthians at top of the 20-team standings with 10 points from four matches.
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Corinthians beat Santos 2-0 to top of Brazil s Serie A
