RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Following are the standings after Thursday's matches in the Brazilian Serie A championship (tabulated under games played, wins, draws, losses, goals for, goals against, goal difference, points):
1. Botafogo 27 18 4 5 44 17 27 58
2. Bragantino 27 13 10 4 39 24 15 49
3. Flamengo 27 13 8 6 40 31 9 47
4. Gremio 27 13 5 9 43 37 6 44
5. Palmeiras 27 12 8 7 40 24 16 44
6. Paranaense 27 12 8 7 40 31 9 44
7. Atletico Mineiro 27 12 7 8 32 21 11 43
8. Fortaleza 27 12 6 9 33 27 6 42
9. Fluminense 27 12 6 9 37 34 3 42
10. Cuiaba 27 10 6 11 29 30 -1 36
11. Sao Paulo 27 9 8 10 31 29 2 35
12. Internacional 27 8 8 11 23 32 -9 32
13. Corinthians 27 7 11 9 33 35 -2 32
14. Bahia 27 8 7 12 35 38 -3 31
15. Cruzeiro 27 7 10 10 24 24 0 31
16. Vasco da Gama 27 8 6 13 28 38 -10 30
17. Santos 27 8 6 13 30 45 -15 30
18. Goias 27 7 9 11 27 37 -10 30
19. Coritiba 27 5 5 17 29 57 -28 20
20. America Mineiro 27 4 6 17 30 56 -26 18
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