Coritiba moves to seventh in Série A after defeating Remo

Coritiba defeated Remo 3-2 on Monday night at Mangueirão in Belém to conclude the 25th round of Brazil's Série A. The match featured five second-half goals and two lead changes. Zé Welison provided an own goal to give Coritiba the initial advantage before Zé Ricardo and Yago Pikachu scored to put Remo in front. Coritiba responded with goals from Fabinho and Pedro Rocha to secure the three points. With this result, Coritiba rises from 9th to 7th place in the league standings with 37 points. Remo remains in 19th place with 23 points, failing to move out of the relegation zone. Coritiba currently sits three points behind fifth-place Bahia in the race for a Pre-Libertadores qualification spot.

• 5:31 PMYahoo Sports — Coritiba beat Remo and are now in seventh place