Premier League: Man City’s woes continue with 1-2 defeat at Villa Park
Aston Villa secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Manchester City in a gripping Premier League clash at Villa Park.
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.
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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.
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The result left Corinthians at top of the 20-team standings with 10 points from four matches.
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