RIO DE JANEIRO, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Parana state team Coritiba beat Minas Gerais state's Ipatinga 1-0 in the 14th round of the Brazilian League Wednesday night, reaching eighth place in the soccer tournament. With the victory, Coritiba reached 20 points, and is seven points behind league leader Flamengo. The team also maintained its invincibility in home matches in the tournament, and is among the group that qualifies to the South American Cup. Ipatinga has 10 points for its last place in the tournament, risking being delegated to the second division only a year after its promotion. The Brazilian League is a tournament with 20 teams. The last four are relegated to second division, the first four qualify to Libertadores Cup, and those from fifth to eleventh place qualify for the South American Cup. Coritiba began the match in...
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