RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 17 (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. Flamengo 19 13 4 2 36 9 27 43
2. Palmeiras 18 12 3 3 24 15 9 39
3. Cruzeiro 19 11 4 4 31 13 18 37
4. Bahia 18 9 6 3 25 17 8 33
5. Botafogo 18 8 5 5 23 11 12 29
6. Sao Paulo 20 7 8 5 24 22 2 29
7. Mirassol 17 7 7 3 28 18 10 28
8. Fluminense 18 8 3 7 23 24 -1 27
9. Bragantino 20 8 3 9 22 26 -4 27
10. Ceara 19 7 4 8 19 19 0 25
11. Atletico Mineiro 18 6 6 6 20 21 -1 24
12. Internacional 19 6 6 7 22 26 -4 24
13. Gremio 19 6 5 8 19 25 -6 23
14. Corinthians 20 5 7 8 19 25 -6 22
15. Santos 19 6 3 10 20 29 -9 21
16. Vasco da Gama 18 5 4 9 25 24 1 19
17. Vitoria 20 3 10 7 18 24 -6 19
18. Juventude 18 4 3 11 15 38 -23 15
19. Fortaleza 19 3 6 10 19 31 -12 15
20. Sport Recife 18 1 7 10 12 27 -15 10
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