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Moreno earn Flamengo draw with Palmeiras

Moreno earn Flamengo draw with PalmeirasRio de Janeiro, Oct 28 (IANS) Colombian striker Marlos Moreno struck his first goal in more than two years as Flamengo earned a 1-1 draw with Palmeiras in a battle between Brazil's Serie A leaders.

Dudu on Saturday opened the scoring at the Maracana stadium by deftly controlling a long diagonal pass from Antonio Carlos and then firing a 20-yard shot into the bottom left corner of Weverton's goal, reports Xinhua news agency.

Moreno sent the home fans into a frenzy shortly after his 68th minute introduction by dribbling into the penalty box and unleashing a shot that rebounded in off the post.

 

It was Moreno's first goal in 78 matches, a drought that dated back to March 8, 2016.

"I'm happy because I hadn't scored in a long time," Moreno said after the match. "But I would have been happy for the drought to continue if it meant that we'd won."

The result maintained Palmeiras' four-point lead over Flamengo at the top of the 20-team standings with seven matches remaining.

In other fixtures on Saturday, Santos routed Fluminense 3-0 and Corinthians beat Bahia 2-1.

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