Corinthians remains on top of the table

Published November 20, 2014

A 65th-minute goal from Paulinho helped 0 away win against Cruzeiro.

Paulinho's goal broke the scoreless deadlock, but Cruzeiro had a chance to equalize from the penalty spot in the 79th minute, only for Walter Montillo to come away empty.

Vasco da Gama remains level on 54 points with Corinthians after a 2-0 triumph over last-place America Mineiro that saw Elton and Fagner score goals in the opening 20 minutes, while Botafogo stayed in the hunt for the top spot with a 2-0 victory over Atletico Paranaense that keeps the team within two points of first place.

Flamengo stayed in the top four by securing a 1-0 win over Ceara away from home in a game that saw three red cards handed out, while Julio Cesar bagged two second-half goals in a 2-1 win for Figueirense in Saturday's other game.

Other results on Sunday saw Internacional topple Avai, 4-2, with two goals from Andres D'Alessandro, Fred scored a goal in each half to lead Fluminense past Palmeiras, 2-1, Santos dropped a 1-0 decision to Gremio, Goianiense handed Sao Paulo a 3-0 defeat and Bahia played to a 0-0 draw at Coritiba.

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