da betsul: Sao Paulo made it five wins from five after a 2-0 away victory at Ceara in Sunday’s Brazilian Serie A action.The table-toppers travelled to the strugglers hopeful of maintaining their perfect record and after a slow start, Paulo Cesar Carpegiani’s side kicked into gear.
Marlos scored the opener after 35 minutes and Lucas doubled the lead with 26 minutes remaining to seal a comfortable victory for Sao Paulo.
Palmeiras remain four points behind their city rivals in second place after they romped to a 5-0 home win over cellar-dwellers Avai.
A George Lucas own goal after 18 minutes kick-started the scoring and Luiz Felipe Scolari’s side put their foot down in a sensational 30 minutes of football.
Forward Luan found the back of the net after 22 minutes and grabbed his second 18 minutes later, before Kleber opened his account three minutes before half-time.
Kleber added the fifth from the penalty spot with 19 minutes to play as Palmeiras remained unbeaten.
In other matches, fourth-placed Figueirense were 2-0 home winners over Atletico Paranaense thanks to first-half goals from Heber and Juninho Barbosa, while Botafogo and Flamengo played out a goalless draw.
Roberson’s goal with five minutes remaining saw Gremio claim a point in a 1-1 draw with Vasco Da Gama and Coritiba and Internacional’s match also finished with the same scoreline.
Two goals in the final 15 minutes saw Atletico Mineiro escape with a 2-2 draw in their home match against Atletico Goianiense.