Corinthians beat Palmeiras to ease relegation fears

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Rodrigo Garro scored one goal and set up another as relegation-threatened Corinthians eased to a 2-0 home win over Palmeiras in Brazil's Serie A on Monday.

Garro put the hosts ahead in the Sao Paulo derby at Corinthians Arena with a long-range shot into the bottom right corner.

Alberto doubled the advantage when he latched onto Garro's pass on the counterattack before sl