Nagoya Grampus marked their return to the top flight in winning style Saturday with a 3-2 away victory over Gamba Osaka.
Following a year in the second division, the J. League foundation club signaled its intention to remain in J1 with an eye-catching attacking display spearheaded by Brazilian forward Jo, who set up Nagoya's first goal and scored the 84th-minute winner.
After going down a goal early in the second half, Gamba looked to have secured a point in the 79th minute, when Shun Nagasawa leveled the score at 2-2 with a diving header off a Oh Jae-suk cross.