12:41 | Sao Paulo, Aug. 22.
Peruvian international striker Paolo Guerrero scored a goal in Corinthians' 5-2 win over Goias in the Brazilian Serie A on Thursday.
The 28-year-old striker made a fantastic headed goal on the 22nd minute mark from a teammate's corner kick, marking the match’s first goal for the home side at the Arenas Stadium.
With this victory the Timao extended their unbeaten streak in the Campeonato Brasileiro to 11 games and are now level on 31 points with second-placed International.
Luciano came off the bench and scored three goals in the final 12 minutes to help Corinthians complete a sensational fight back in Sao Paolo.
Corinthians went into their mid-week fixture on the back of a disappointing stalemate at home to lowly Bahia last week and they soon found themselves trailing on Thursday.
According to soccerway.com, Goias’ Thiago Mendes sprung the offside trap and fired the fired the ball beyond goalkeeper Cassio for an 11th-minute lead.
Goias were back in front on the hour mark, when Jackson drove into the penalty area and glanced a header past Cassio. That lead lasted all but five minutes as Elias equalized, setting the stage for Luciano to take control.
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Published: 8/22/2014