RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 1 (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. Botafogo 24 16 3 5 39 15 24 51

2. Bragantino 25 12 9 4 35 22 13 45

3. Gremio 25 13 5 7 40 32 8 44

4. Palmeiras 25 12 8 5 39 20 19 44

5. Flamengo 25 12 7 6 37 30 7 43

6. Fluminense 25 12 5 8 34 29 5 41

7. Atletico Mineiro 25 11 7 7 29 19 10 40

8. Paranaense 25 11 7 7 37 29 8 40

9. Fortaleza 25 11 6 8 30 24 6 39

10. Sao Paulo 25 9 7 9 31 27 4 34

11. Cuiaba 25 9 5 11 26 30 -4 32

12. Cruzeiro 25 7 9 9 24 22 2 30

13. Corinthians 25 7 9 9 29 31 -2 30

14. Internacional 25 7 8 10 20 29 -9 29

15. Santos 25 7 6 12 27 41 -14 27

16. Vasco da Gama 25 7 5 13 27 38 -11 26

17. Goias 24 6 8 10 20 30 -10 26

18. Bahia 25 6 7 12 28 34 -6 25

19. America Mineiro 25 4 6 15 27 51 -24 18

20. Coritiba 25 4 5 16 27 53 -26 17