Serie A

Palmeiras hold a commanding seven-point lead at the top of the Brasileirão Série A table as the season approaches its halfway stage. With 41 points from 18 matches, the leaders have lost just once and boast the competition’s best defensive record, conceding only 12 goals across their campaign. Flamengo sit second on 34 points, seven adrift, having suffered three defeats already. Athletico Paranaense and Fluminense share 30 points in third and fourth, thoug...