Corinthians beat Botafogo to climb into fifth in Brazilian Serie A
Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Corinthians v Botafogo - Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo, Brazil - August 17, 2019 Corinthians' Mauro Boselli celebrates scoring their first goal with team mates REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A goal in each half was enough to give Corinthians a 2-0 win over Botafogo in Brazil’s Serie A on Saturday.
Argentine Mauro Boselli handed the home side a 1-0 lead three minutes before halftime when he hit a cut back from the right flank high into the net and then Everaldo made it 2-0 12 minutes into the second period.
The result extends Corinthians unbeaten run to nine games and lifts them into fifth place in the league table on 27 points.
Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Corinthians v Botafogo - Arena Corinthians, Sao Paulo, Brazil - August 17, 2019 Corinthians' Mauro Boselli celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Botafogo dropped to eighth with 22 points.
(Writing by Andrew Downie, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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