Brazilian football standings

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) 

Following are the standings after Sunday's matches in the Brazilian Serie A championship (tabulated under games played, wins, draws, losses, goals for, goals against, goal difference, points):

   1. Botafogo 19 15 2 2 35 11 24 47

   2. Gremio 18 10 3 5 28 23 5 33

   3. Flamengo 19 9 5 5 31 24 7 32

   4. Fluminense 19 9 4 6 25 19 6 31

   5. Palmeiras 18 8 7 3 33 17 16 31

   6. Bragantino 18 8 7 3 26 16 10 31

   7. Paranaense 18 8 4 6 26 22 4 28

   8. Cuiaba 18 8 4 6 21 19 2 28

   9. Sao Paulo 19 7 6 6 24 19 5 27

   10. Atletico Mineiro 19 7 6 6 22 17 5 27

   11. Fortaleza 19 7 5 7 21 19 2 26

   12. Cruzeiro 18 6 6 6 19 15 4 24

   13. Internacional 19 6 6 7 17 23 -6 24

   14. Corinthians 18 6 5 7 20 21 -1 23

   15. Goias 19 6 4 9 18 27 -9 22

   16. Bahia 19 4 6 9 18 25 -7 18

   17. Santos 19 4 6 9 19 31 -12 18

   18. Coritiba 19 3 5 11 18 36 -18 14

   19. Vasco da Gama 17 3 3 11 13 28 -15 12

   20. America Mineiro 18 2 4 12 19 41 -22 10