Flamengo beats Gremio to stay at Brazilian Serie A summit

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Luiz Araujo struck either side of halftime as Flamengo stayed top of Brazil's Serie A standings with a 2-1 home win over Gremio on Thursday.

Araujo netted in the 42nd and 67th minutes at the Maracana stadium before Edenilson reduced the deficit with a stoppage-time goal.

The result leaves Flamengo with 17 points from eight outings, ahead of second-placed Bahia on goal d