Corinthians had to come from behind in their 2-1 win at Gremio in Brazilian Serie A on Sunday.
Tite’s side scored twice in the last 25 minutes to record the victory that will lift spirits at the club after their 2-1 aggregate final defeat to Santos in the Campeonato Paulista exactly one week ago.
But it could have been so different for the club, who were on the verge of making a poor start to the season when they trailed 1-0 on the hour mark.
That goal game from Douglas who netted from the penalty spot after Chicao had given away the spot kick but the Corinthians defender turned from villain to hero when he returned fire from 12 yards seven minutes later.
Portuguese striker Liedson then grabbed the winner with 17 minutes remaining as his new side continued to reap the benefit of his January transfer window move from Sporting Lisbon.
Liedson has now scored 12 goals in 17 appearances for the club he played for in 2003.
In other matches, Dagoberto and Lucas both found the back of the net in Sao Paulo’s 2-0 away victory at Fluminense while Alessandro’s 86th minute winner handed America Mineiro a 2-1 home win over Bahia in a battle between two promoted teams.
Atletico Goianiense won on the road with a 1-0 triumph against Cortiba, thanks to Marcao’s 73rd minute goal and Palmeiras won by the same scoreline with Kleber’s second-half goal deciding their match against Botafogo.
Continuing the theme of 1-0 scorelines were Figueirense, who surprised Cruzeiro with their victory, which came courtesy of a Marquinhos Parana own goal.
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