Top two win in Brazil

Fluminense maintained their two-point advantage over Atletico Mineiro at the Brasileiro summit on Sunday after both teams posted victories. Fred's 29th-minute strike was enough to earn the leaders a 1-0 triumph at Internacional in a match which saw both sides end with 10 men, Inter forward Nei and Fluminense defender Leandro Euzebio seeing red in the second half. Atletico Mineiro, for their part, remained in the hunt with a 3-0 home win over Palmeiras, although it was not as comfortable as the scoreline may suggest. Leonardo Silva's 54th-minute opener was all that separated the sides for the next half an hour before Caldeira Bernard's late brace sealed the three points. Fourth-placed Vasco da Gama slipped off the pace, going down 4-0 at home to Bahia. Rodrigo Souza and Jones Carioca netted two goals apiece before the hosts' misery was compounded by the 74th-minute dismissal of defender Jonas. Botafogo climbed to fifth thanks to a 3-1 victory over Nautico Recife. Elkeson's early double put the hosts in control and Andrezinho's last-gasp goal put the result beyond doubt after Araujo's 55th-minute penalty had halved the deficit. The success moved Botafogo above Sao Paulo, who had Denilson sent off six minutes from time in their 0-0 draw at Santos. Bottom-of-the-table Atletico Goianiense looked to be on course for only their fourth win of the campaign when Marcos put them ahead eight minutes before half-time against Portuguesa, but Valdomiro salvaged a 1-1 draw for the visitors nine minutes after the interval. Finally, a 2-1 come-from-behind win for Sport Recife at home to Cruzeiro lifted the victors to 17th, Rithiely and Gilberto the men on target to overturn Wallyson's 10th-minute opener. FIFA