RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 18 (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 23 14 4 5 41 24 17 46
2 Fortaleza 22 13 6 3 29 20 9 45
3 Palmeiras 23 12 5 6 31 19 12 41
4 Flamengo 22 12 5 5 36 25 11 41
5 Bahia 23 11 5 7 33 25 8 38
6 Sao Paulo 23 11 5 7 31 23 8 38
7 Cruzeiro 21 11 3 7 29 22 7 36
8 Atletico Mineiro 21 7 9 5 29 29 0 30
9 Paranaense 21 8 5 8 25 24 1 29
10 Vasco da Gama 22 8 4 10 26 33 -7 28
11 Juventude 22 7 7 8 27 30-3 28
12 Bragantino 21 7 6 8 26 26 0 27
13 Internacional 19 6 7 6 18 18 0 25
14 Criciuma 21 6 7 8 30 32 -2 25
15 Gremio 21 7 3 11 20 25 -5 24
16 Corinthians 23 4 10 9 20 29 -9 22
17 Vitoria 22 6 3 13 23 34 -11 21
18 Fluminense 22 5 6 11 16 26 -10 21
19 Cuiaba 21 4 6 11 21 29 -8 18
20 Goianiense 23 3 6 14 18 36 -18 15
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