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CORINTHIANS, who won nine of their opening 10 matches, were unconvincing in Wednesday's 2-1 home victory over bottom team AMERICA-MG. FLAMENGO, with Ronaldinho inspirational once again,
beat CRUZEIRO 1-0 away at the Alligator's Arena in Sete Lagoas for a third consecutive win that kept them one point behind the leaders. Corinthians' Jorge Henrique scored the
fastest goal of the championship to put them 1-0 up after 28 seconds at the Pacaembu in Sao Paulo when he got a touch to William's diagonal shot. You may like However, the team played
poorly and allowed the visitors to equalise with a header from striker Kempes in the 15th minute. Midfielder Paulinho scored the winner in the 67th from a free-kick by Alex and America had
Gilson sent off for a second booking but still Corinthians failed to dominate. Unbeaten Flamengo scored in first-half stoppage-time when striker Deivid netted with a right-foot shot from a
fine pass by Ronaldinho, the championship's top scorer with nine goals whose form could earn him a recall to the Brazil team. South American champions SANTOS lost 2-0 at third-placed
VASCO DA GAMA, their sixth defeat in 11 matches and third in a row, and are in the relegation zone. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.