The Campeonato Brasileiro returned on 12 July after a month-long pause for the FIFA Club World Cup, and leaders Flamengo immediately reinforced their dominance with a 2–0 home victory over São Paulo in front of more than 67,000 fans at the Maracanã. Forward Luiz Araújo opened the scoring with a curling shot against his former club midway through the second half, and academy graduate Wallace Yan sealed the result in stoppage time. The win lifts the Rio de Janeiro side to 27 points, three clear of second-placed Cruzeiro and still with a game in hand, while São Paulo stay 15th on 12 points and remain one point above the relegation zone after Hernán Crespo’s debut on the touchline. Earlier in Porto Alegre, Internacional edged Vitória 1–0 thanks to a long-range strike from Bruno Tabata in the fourth minute of added time. The result pushes the Colorado out of the bottom four and drags the Salvador club into the relegation places at the conclusion of Saturday’s early slate. The 13th-round programme continues with Vasco da Gama facing reigning champions Botafogo in Brasília and five additional fixtures through Monday. Two matches—Santos-Palmeiras and Mirassol-Fluminense—remain postponed after the World Cup commitments.