Jo, An Ex-Manchester City striker Assists Corinthians In A 3-1 Win Over Bahia.

Jo, An Ex-Manchester City striker Assists Corinthians In A 3-1 Win Over Bahia.

Jo,a former Manchester City strike scored his sixth goal of the season as Corinthians beat 10-man Bahia 3-1 at home on Tuesday to move up to fourth place in Brazil’s Serie A rankings.

After being pulled down by Lucas Piton in the 33rd minute, Gilberto Souza converted a penalty to put the visitors ahead.

However, soon before halftime, Lucas Araujo was issued a second yellow card for a hand ball in the penalty area, and the game’s momentum was abruptly changed.

Roger Guedes scored the resulting penalty, his fourth goal in as many games since joining Corinthians from Shandong Luneng in August.

With a header immediately after the restart, Victor Cantillo gave the Sao Paulo side the lead.

After Mateus Claus made a botched attempt to stop Gabriel Pereira’s speculative long-range attempt, Corinthians added to their agony when half-time replacement Jo smashed home a close-range strike.

Since August 1, Corinthians has not lost in ten league games and is presently only two points behind second-placed Palmeiras, who has two games in hand. With 23 points in as many games, Bahia sits in 17th place.