PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Interstat) — Yeferson Soteldo scored twice to lead Fluminense to a 2-1 victory over Gremio in a Brazilian Serie A match on Tuesday at Arena do Grêmio.

The substitute forward opened the scoring in the 19th minute and doubled the lead in the 52nd. Gremio’s Andre Martins answered just two minutes later, but the home side could not find an equalizer. The result defied pregame projections that heavily favored Gremio.

Fluminense improved to 1-0-0 in Serie A play, while Gremio fell to 0-1-0. The match featured four yellow cards, issued to Dodi, Arthur, Gustavo Martins Santos and Vinícius Moreira.