Nagoya Grampus kept the pressure on J. League leaders Gamba Osaka with a come-from behind 3-1 win over visiting Vissel Kobe on Friday.
Grampus fell behind to an early header from Park Kang Jo, but Marcus Tulio Tanaka leveled and Jungo Fujimoto scored with a peach of a strike before Josh Kennedy added a late third to earn the champions their first win in three matches.
Dragan Stojkovic's men improved to 53 points with seven games of the campaign remaining, one behind Gamba, who are at home to relegation-haunted Ventforet Kofu on Saturday.