Rio de Janeiro May 31 (IANS) Former Brazil international striker Diego Souza struck his fourth goal in five matches as Sao Paulo moved to the top of the Brazilian Serie a standings with a 3-2 victory over Botafogo.
Souza netted with a 31st-minute header at Sao Paulo s Morumbi Stadium on Wednesday evening after his teammate Nene cancelled out Leonardo Valencia s opener reports Xinhua news agency.
Forward Everton made it 3-1 before Rodrigo Pimpao pulled a goal back for the visitors seven minutes from time.
Sao Paulo now have 16 points from eight matches two points more than second-placed Flamengo who host Bahia on Thursday. Botafogo meanwhile are 13th in the 20-team standings with nine points.
In Belo Horizonte a second-half Rafael Sobis goal handed Cruzeiro a 1-0 win over Palmeiras. The result lifted Cruzeiro to sixth and left nine-time champions Palmeiras languishing in 10th place.

--IANS ajb/bg