Internacional's Brazilian Serie A title hopes fade

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Internacional's Brazilian Serie A title hopes suffered a blow on Sunday when they were held to a 1-1 draw away to Coritiba.

Luciano Castan gave Coritiba the lead with a 24th-minute header into the top-left corner following Jesus Trindade's corner at the Couto Pereira stadium.

But the hosts equalized through Vitao Matos, who nodded home after an Alan Patrick set piece.