Botafogo rises to third in Brazil's Serie A

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Botafogo climbed to third in Brazil's Serie A standings after cruising to a 5-1 home victory over Juventude on Sunday.

Junior Santos and Tiquinho Soares gave the host a 2-0 lead inside the first 10 minutes at Rio's Olympic stadium.

The visitor's hopes of a comeback were all but dashed in the 38th minute when Lucas Freitas was shown a red card for a second bad challenge