Fluminense edge closer to crown

Fluminense moved a step closer to landing Brazil's Apertura with a 1-1 draw at Sao Paulo. The Rio de Janeiro side have a nine-point lead with four matches to play after Fred's goal midway through the second half earned them a point, following Luis Fabiano's 50th-minute opener for Sao Paulo. Second-placed Atletico Mineiro missed the chance to make ground on the leaders, as Deivid's ninth minute penalty saw them lose 1-0 at Coritiba. Second half goals from Juan Manuel Martinez and substitute Guilherme Torres gave Corinthians a 2-0 win at Atletico Goianiense - a result which relegated the bottom club. Elicarlos scored twice in the first half to set up Nautico Recife's 3-0 win over Internacional, with Kieza wrapping up the win in the 62nd minute. Felipe Azevedo (40), Hugo (54) and Henrique (87) got the goals as Sport Recife won 3-0 at Vasco da Gama, while Rodrigo Souza's 78th minute goal gave Bahia a 1-0 win at Portuguesa. Botafogo twice led at Palmeiras through Nicolas Lodeiro (22) and Elkeson (64) - but Hernan Barcos netted in the 22nd and 90th minutes to earn the home side a 2-2 draw. From FIFA