Botafogo beat Vitoria to return to Brazilian Serie A summit

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Jefferson Savarino struck a second-half winner as Botafogo moved to the top of Brazil's Serie A championship on Thursday with a 1-0 away victory over Vitoria.

The visitors broke the deadlock in the 62nd minute when Danilo Neves' long-range effort was parried away by goalkeeper Lucas Arcanjo only for Savarino to fire in the rebound.

Botafogo withstood a tense final 20 mi