Gremio, Palmeiras edge toward Copa do Brasil final

Rio De Janeiro, Nov 2 (UNI) Gremio took a step toward reaching the Copa do Brasil final with a 2-0 home win over Atletico Mineiro in the first leg of their semifinal. Carlos Vinicius opened the scoring with a long-range strike and Erick Noriega doubled the advantage by sweeping home a first-time effort after Joao Pedro's cross on Sunday. The hosts were reduced to 10 men in the 95th minute after Gustavo Martins received a second yellow card for a bad challenge on Tomas Cuello. The decisive second leg will be played at Atletico's Arena MRV in Belo Horizonte next…