Soccer-Borja goal shocks Flamengo as Gremio leave Rio with 1-0 win


Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Flamengo v Gremio - Estadio Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil- September 19, 2021 Flamengo's Gabriel in action with Gremio's Gabriel Chapeco REUTERS/Alexandre Loureiro

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Colombian striker Miguel Borja scored on the stroke of halftime to give Gremio a surprise 1-0 win way at Flamengo on Sunday and hand the Rio de Janeiro club their first league defeat in five matches.

Borja rose between two Flamengo defenders to head home a cross from the left in first-half stoppage time to give the Porto Alegre club all three points.

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