Botafogo

Botafogo

1st in Brazilian Serie A
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Brazil Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Botafogo 38 +30 79
2 Palmeiras 38 +27 73
3 Flamengo 38 +19 70
4 Fortaleza 38 +14 68
5 Internacional 38 +17 65
6 São Paulo 38 +10 59
7 Corinthians 38 +9 56
8 Bahia 38 0 53
9 Cruzeiro 38 +2 52
10 Vasco da Gama 38 -13 50
11 Vitória 38 -7 47
12 Atlético-MG 38 -7 47
13 Fluminense 38 -6 46
14 Grêmio 38 -6 45
15 Juventude 38 -11 45
16 Red Bull Braganti.. 38 -4 44
17 Athletico-PR 38 -6 42
18 Criciúma 38 -19 38
19 Atlético-GO 38 -29 30
20 Cuiabá 38 -20 30
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Team Leaders

Top Scorers

# Player Goals M A
10 Jefferson Sava.. 8 28 7
7 Luiz Henrique 7 35 3
9 Tiquinho Soare.. 5 28 3

Top Assists

# Player Assists M G
10 Jefferson Sava.. 7 28 8
17 Marlon Freitas 5 32 0
70 Óscar Romero 4 19 1