FILE PHOTO: Volvo Ocean Race skipper Xabi Fernandez of team Mapfre attends a news conference in Lisbon, Portugal November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
(Reuters) - Spanish team MAPFRE won the Itajai In-Port Race in Brazil on Friday after an intense battle with team AkzoNobel for the lead.
The victory enabled Xabi Fernandez and his team to extend their lead in the Volvo Ocean Race In-Port Series to five points over Dongfeng Race Team, who crossed the line in third place.
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