Corinthians win again to return top

Corinthians regained top spot in the Brazilian Campeonato standings on Sunday night with a 2-1 come-from-behind home victory over Atletico Mineiro. Leonardo Silva had given the visitors a surprise lead 11 minutes after the interval but Liedson equalised in the 79th minute and then substitute Adriano bagged a dramatic winner a minute from time. The result moved the Sao Paulo club back two points clear of second-placed Vasco da Gama, who beat relegated Avai 2-0 on Saturday, with two games left. Champions Fluminense kept alive their faint title hopes by remaining five points behind Corinthians with a 4-0 win at Figueirense. Striker Fred, who bagged four goals in Wednesday's 5-4 triumph over Gremio, grabbed another hat-trick, with Marco Antonio also on target. The win virtually assured the Rio de Janeiro outfit at least a Copa Libertadores qualifying spot, moving them five points clear of their fifth-placed opponents. Internacional climbed to fourth, alongside Figueirense and Flamengo on 57 points, thanks to a 2-1 victory at Botafogo. Leandro Damiao put the visitors ahead on the stroke of half-time and Oscar doubled their advantage in the 73rd minute. Substitute Felipe Menezes pulled a goal back for the hosts three minutes later but it was not enough. Sixth-spotted Flamengo, meanwhile, were held to a goalless draw at Atletico Goianiense. A 62nd-minute Leonardo strike was enough to earn Coritiba three points with a 1-0 home win against Santos, lifting the victors above their guests into ninth spot. The match between relegation strugglers Cruzeiro and Atletico Paranaense ended in a 1-1 draw which did little for either team's plight. Charles secured the point for Cruzeiro two minutes before half-time following Marcinho's 26th-minute opener, but both sides stayed in the bottom five. Finally, Palmeiras prevailed 2-0 at Bahia courtesy of Ricardo Bueno's first-half opener and Marcos Assuncao's 90th-minute clincher.