After the 35th round of Brasileirao, one thing is clear: the champion will be red and black. The only thing that remains unclear is if it will also carry the white of Sao Paulo, or it will have just the two colors of Flamengo.

The two sides took advantage of Palmeiras' tie against Sport and look ready for the title.

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Fred on target for Fluminense against Palmeiras

With just four games remaining in the championship, holders São Paulo went top for the first time this season following their 1-1 draw away to Grêmio on Wednesday and Palmeiras' 1-0 defeat at Fluminense on Sunday.

Almost 67,000 turned up at the Maracanã hoping for a miracle as strugglers Fluminense took on Palmeiras.

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.... Lots of it. After looking like the virtual champion of Campeonato Brasileiro, Palmeiras lost points and the chances of confirming the title. And with that, 4 clubs have now the chance of taking the title away from the side headed by Muricy Ramalho. In the 31st round of Brasileiro, Atletico-MG, Inter, Sao Paulo and Flamengo won their matches and are just a few step away from jumping to first (something that can happen in the next round).

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Up until last week, the Brasileirao seemed the tournament no one wanted to win. The favorites kept losing points with pale football. But the 30th round shows signs of change by two sides. Flamengo and Atletico-MG want to take the title home after a long time.

While Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Inter and Goias gave another display of loss of steam, the two sides pocketed the three points in very important matches.

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It was a green weekend. The 21st round of Campeonato Brasileiro smiled to Palmeiras and Goias.

Palmeiras played at home a decisive match against Inter, a contender for the title. Despite the beautiful goal by Juliano for the visitors, Palmeiras had a brilliant participation of Diego Souza.

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On the 14th round, Palmeiras reached the top of Campeonato Brasileiro (losing on the goal difference for Atletico-MG) by thrashing its main rival Corinthians with a 3-0. Those who expected to see Ronaldo saw Obina. Obina, yes the one who Flamengo fans used to celebrate as "better than Eto'o", pulled off a hat-trick.

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Obina strikes three times against Corinthians

Corinthians rotund front man, Ronaldo, may have broken a bone in his hand after an awkward fall in Sunday's loss to archrivals Palmeiras.

The former Brazil player was carted off after just 19 minutes in the game in the city of Presidente Prudente.

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Ronaldo, Jorge Henrique and Morais celebrate against Cruzeiro

Celso Roth's Atlético Mineiro were restored to the leadership of the Brasileiro after a scoreless draw away at Vitória. The result ended the Bahia side's 100% record in the Barradão.

Palmeiras had gone top on Saturday after Diego Souza's volley secured the Palestra Itália outfit a 1×0 win over Santo André.

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Marcos Aurélio celebrates after striking against São Paulo

Nilmar's double strike for Inter away at Náutico put the Porto Alegre outfit back in pole position in Brazil's national championship. Earlier in the match, D'Alessandro capped a dismal week when he missed a penalty that could have put Inter in the lead.

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Barueri stop Atlético Mineiro

Newly promoted Barueri brought leaders Atlético Mineiro back down to earth with a 4-2 home win. Until Saturday, Celso Roth's team were the only unbeaten side in the top flight. Atlético, though, remain top on goal difference. See the highlights

Internacional moved to 17 points after a 3-0 win against Coritiba.

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From ESPNSTAR.com:
Roth ready for tough test
Atlético Mineiro will not be underestimating Gremio Barueri as they seek to maintain top spot in the Campeonato Brasileiro this weekend.
The 'Galo' lead the national championship with 17 points, three above Internacional, who host Coritiba on Sunday. Click to continue reading...

Atlético Mineiro's Carlos Alberto celebrates against Santos

League leaders Atlético Mineiro had to come from behind to beat Santos 3-2 in the Vila Belmiro. And with Internacional slipping up away at Flamengo, Celso Roth's team were able to open up a three point gap at the top.

Neymar scored his first goal in the Brasileiro for Santos on the stroke of half-time.

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Ronaldo? Fred? Adriano? No.

Kleber Pereira, Keirrisson? No.

Marcos, Fabio Costa, Felipe? No.

The main character of Campeonato Brasileiro's 6th round was the post. It prevented many balls from reaching the back of the net, and had a huge influence in the final scores in 5 out of the 10 matches of the weekend.

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Atlético Mineiro go top

Celso Roth's revitalization of Atlético Mineiro continued on Sunday with a 3-0 victory over Náutico in Belo Horizonte. The win, plus Internacional's 0-0 draw at home to Vitória, was enough to lift Atlético into pole position on goal difference. Júnior, Diego Tardelli and Márcio Araújo did the damage.

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Internacional's Taison gets the winner at Goiás

Porto Alegre side, Internacional, stayed top of the Brasileiro after picking up their third win of the season.

Inter had an eye on the Copa do Brasil first leg semi-final meeting with Coritiba on Wednesday, but Taison's 22nd goal of the year was enough to see off Goiás in Goiana.

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Reserve striker Leandrão is thought to be attracting attention from clubs in both Brazil and Europe according to Guaíba radio.
With first team opportunities limited for the 25 year old, it is thought that Leandrão has been told he can leave the Beira-Rio.
Former Grêmio coach Celso Roth, now at Atlético-MG is thought to be keen as are Botafogo, who Leandrão played for in 2003. Click to continue reading...

Neymar and Ronaldo: just two of the big stars in this year's Brasileiro

The dust has barely settled on the major state championships, but already it's time to focus on Brazil's national league – the Campeonato Brasileiro.

The 2008 competition was one of the closest for years but this season could be even tighter.

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Celso Roth's team ensured they'd stay leaders at the halfway point of the Campeonato Brasileiro after demolishing Atlético Mineiro 4-0 in Belo Horizonte ... Click to continue reading...