RIO DE JANEIRO, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians won a
third Brazilian Cup trophy on Wednesday after tying Internacional 2-2 in the
return leg of the finals.
Corinthians won the first leg 2-0
at home.
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Corinthians' Ronaldo (C) holds a trophy
with his teammate after winning the Brazil Cup soccer final match against
Internarcional in Porto Alegre July 1, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters
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The visiting Corinthians got off
to a quick 2-0 lead through a Jorge Henrique header and an own goal in the first
28 minutes.
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Corinthians' soccer players hold the
trophy after winning the Brazil Cup soccer final match against
Internarcional in Porto Alegre July 1, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters
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Internacional finally responded in the 70th minute,
scoring their first goal of the finals. Taking advantage of a sloppy defense
play, Alecsandro stole the ball and drove it past the Corinthian goalkeeper
Felipe. Four minutes later, Alecsandro scored again.