RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 28 (silubaba) -- Former Spain international striker Diego Costa struck twice as leaders Botafogo cruised to a 3-0 home win over Bahia in Brazil's Serie A championship on Sunday.
Costa opened the scoring in the fourth minute when he received a pass from Victor Sa before his shot deflected into the net off goalkeeper Marcos Felipe.
Brazil-born Costa doubled the advantage just after halftime with a bullet header following Gabriel Pires' cross from the left flank.
The Rio de Janeiro side made it 3-0 through Luis Henrique, who ran onto Hugo's perfectly weighted through ball and then rounded Felipe to roll the ball into an empty net.
The result means Botafogo maintain an 11-point lead over second-placed Palmeiras while Bahia are 16th in the 20-team standings, 30 points off the pace.
In other Brazilian Serie A fixtures on Sunday, Bragantino won 2-0 at home to Cuiaba, Atletico Mineiro eased to a 2-0 home win over Santos, America Mineiro prevailed 2-1 at home to Sao Paulo, hosts Palmeiras beat Vasco da Gama 1-0, Fortaleza registered a 3-1 home win over Coritiba, Fluminense drew 2-2 at Athletico Paranaense and Gremio secured a 3-0 home win over Cruzeiro. ■
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