Brazil: Striker Wellington Paulista scored goals in both halves to lead Botafogo to a 7-0 rout of Macae in the Rio Cup on Sunday.
In the Sao Paulo state championship, powerhouses Corinthians, Sao Paulo, Palmeiras and Santos each won to remain in position to advance to the semifinal round.
Wellington Paulista scored the first three goals of the match within the first 21 minutes at Engenhao Stadium.
He hit a one-timer from the six-meter line in the sixth minute, added his second with a low right-footer in the 13th and his third with a shot from near the penalty spot in the 21st.
Midfielder Lucio Flavio added to Botafogo's lead by converting a penalty in the 43rd after Wellington Paulista was fouled inside the area. Macae defender Wallace was ejected.
Striker Fabio scored Botafogo's fifth goal in the 63rd, and defender Triguinho netted the sixth five minutes later.
Wellington Paulista scored his league-leading 12th goal with another right-footer from inside the area to close the scoring in the 69th.
It was Botafogo's fifth consecutive win, virtually securing the club a berth in the Rio Cup semifinals. Botafogo was runner-up to Flamengo in the Guanabara Cup, the first stage of the Rio de Janeiro state championship.
At Maracana, Fluminense defeated rival Vasco for the first time since 2005 with goals by Thiago Neves in the 23rd and Washington in the 59th. World Cup veteran striker Edmundo netted Vasco's lone goal with a penalty kick three minutes into injury time.
At least two people were injured and 20 others arrested after a fight between fans from both clubs before the match, according to local media.
On Saturday, defending Rio state champion Flamengo got past Cabofriense 2-0 at Maracana.
In the Sao Paulo state tournament, striker Dentinho scored a first-half goal to lead Corinthians to a 1-0 victory over last-place Rio Claro at Morumbi Stadium. The result moved Corinthians to fourth in the 20-team standings.
Sao Paulo remained in contention for a spot among the four clubs advancing to the semifinals by defeating Guarani 1-0 in Campinas behind a second-half goal by substitute-striker Borges. Sao Paulo, one point behind Corinthians, played without suspended striker Adriano.
Leader Guaratingueta remained atop the standings despite a 1-0 loss to defending champion Santos at home. Midfielder Marcinho Guerreiro scored for Santos, which jumped to seventh place.
On Saturday, second-place Palmeiras won its sixth in a row by beating Paulista 2-0 in Jundiai, keeping alive Palmeiras' 10-match unbeaten streak.
With three rounds to go, Palmeiras has the same 31 points as Guaratingueta, but trails on number of victories.
Third-place Ponte Preta stayed among the top four by defeating host Sertaozinho 2-0.
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