Corinthians defeated Santos 4-2 on Sunday to keep the league lead in the Brazilian football.
Four different players scored for Corinthians – Jorge Henrique, Bruno Cesar, Ralf and Paulino. Andre and Marcel scored for Santos.
The victory lifted Corinthians to 13 points, two ahead of Ceara and four more than Fluminense. Six teams are level on eight points – Avai, Botafogo, Sao Paulo, Palmeiras, Santos and Cruzeiro.
In a traditional classic in Rio de Janeiro, Botafogo and Vasco da Gama drew 1-1 Ernani gave Vasco the lead and Argentine German Herrera equalized with a penalty.
In other matches on Sunday it was:
Internacional 4, Atletico Parana 1; Guarani 0, Sao Paulo 0; Atletico Mineiro 1, Fluminense 3; Ceara 1, Cruzeiro 2; Atletico Goiania 1, Goias 3.
In a key match on Saturday, Flamengo of Rio de Janeiro had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home in Maracana stadium against Gremio of Porto Alegre. Dejan Petkovic scored for Flamengo and Rodrigo scored for the visitors. In two other matches on Saturday: Avai 0, Vitoria 0; Palmeiras 0, Prudente 0.
