BELO HORIZONTE (Interstat) — Guilherme Parede scored in the 89th minute to give America MG a 1-0 victory over Operario-PR on Saturday. Gustavo Barreto assisted on the late goal and also received a yellow card as America MG secured its first win of the competition. Operario-PR, which entered as the visiting side, could not find an equalizer and fell to 0-2 in the competition and across all competitions. America MG improved to 1-1 in the competition and across all competitions. Ostchega T., Jorge Jimenez, Segovia M., William and Barreto were booked for America MG. Caio Dantas and Aylon received yellow cards for Operario-PR. Operario-PR made five substitutions, while America MG used five. The match had seven yellow cards and remained scoreless until Parede’s late finish. America MG’s previous result was a 1-0 loss at Criciuma, while Operario-PR previously lost 2-0 to Goias. Operario-PR next hosts Athletic Club.