Fluminense beat Flamengo to win Rio state championship

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Fluminense secured their second consecutive Rio de Janeiro state title on Sunday with a 4-1 home win over Flamengo.

Former Real Madrid defender Marcelo opened the scoring with a 30th-minute strike and Argentine forward German Cano netted either side of halftime to make it 3-0.

Alexsander extended the lead just after the hour mark before Ayrton pulled a goal back in stop