ROUND-UP

Vasco’s 5-0 victory headlines a 27-goal Brasileirao round

The round in review — results, standouts and the table

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Vasco’s 5-0 win reshapes the relegation picture

Vasco DA Gama produced the round’s most striking result by defeating Coritiba 5-0. The result was especially notable because Vasco entered the match 16th while Coritiba were ninth. Facundo Colidio opened the scoring in the 24th minute, Bruno Duarte Da Silva added a second just before half-time, and Alan Lescano converted a 56th-minute penalty. Andrés Gómez and Ramon Rique Santos De Souza Barros completed the scoreline.

The round delivered 27 goals across 10 matches. Vasco’s margin was the largest, while several other fixtures directly affected the leading positions and the lower end of the table.

Flamengo and Palmeiras remain level at the top

Flamengo stayed first with 57 points after beating RB Bragantino 2-1. Guillermo Varela scored in the 13th minute, Pedro struck in the 71st, and Bruno Henrique’s own goal in the 86th minute completed the scoring.

Palmeiras also have 57 points after a goalless draw at Gremio. Flamengo lead on goal difference, with 31 compared with Palmeiras’ 26. The leaders’ records underline the close race: Flamengo have 17 wins, six draws and four defeats, while Palmeiras have 16 wins, nine draws and three defeats.

Top-six places tighten after contrasting results

Atletico Paranaense moved to third on 46 points with a 2-1 victory over Bahia, who remain fourth on the same total. Lucas Esquivel scored in the 16th minute, erick pulga equalised 10 minutes later, and jorge rivaldo put Atletico Paranaense ahead in the 69th. Everaldo Stum was listed as a 90th-minute scorer.

Fluminense are fifth on 45 points after winning 3-1 at Corinthians. The listed goals came from Hulk in the 24th and 76th minutes, Gustavo Henrique in the 56th, and Kevin Serna in the 90th. Hulk’s two goals made him one of the round’s joint top scorers, alongside Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Alve of Mirassol.

Cruzeiro occupy sixth with 42 points after a 3-1 win at Vitoria. Carlos Renê de Sousa Ferreira scored in the 39th minute, followed by Keny arroyo, Lucas Villalba and Matheus Pereira in the second half. The result leaves Cruzeiro’s goal difference at zero.

Mirassol punish Botafogo as Sao Paulo edge Internacional

Mirassol defeated Botafogo 2-0, with Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Alve scoring both goals, in the 16th and 45th minutes. His brace secured one of the round’s clearest individual performances and placed him level with Hulk in the scoring list for the matchday.

Sao Paulo recorded a 1-0 victory over Internacional through Jonathan Calleri’s 15th-minute penalty. Internacional remain 18th with 28 points, a record of six wins, 10 draws and 12 defeats, and a goal difference of minus six.

Santos win late while the bottom three remain under pressure

Santos came from behind to beat Remo 2-1. Rony gave Remo the lead in the 78th minute, but Marllon equalised five minutes later and Gabriel Barbosa completed Santos’ turnaround in the 87th. Remo remain 19th on 23 points, with five wins, eight draws and 15 defeats.

Chapecoense-sc drew 1-1 with Atletico-MG. Tulio Eduardo Silva De Oliveira scored in the 44th minute before Mateo Cassierra equalised in the 69th. Chapecoense-sc are bottom on 18 points, with three wins, nine draws and 15 defeats, and the division’s listed bottom-three goal difference of minus 24.

The round therefore brought a decisive boost to Vasco, while Internacional, Remo and Chapecoense-sc stayed in the relegation positions shown in the standings. At the other end, the top six are separated by 15 points, with the leading pair level and Atletico Paranaense, Bahia, Fluminense and Cruzeiro occupying the places immediately behind them.