Botafogo beat Paranaense to stretch lead in Brazil's Serie A

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Igor Jesus continued his impressive scoring form with a first-half strike as leaders Botafogo edged to a 1-0 away win over Athletico Paranaense in Brazil's Serie A championship on Saturday.

Jesus gave the visitors the lead in the 14th minute by running onto Jefferson Savarino's perfectly weighted through ball and firing a first-time effort into the far corner.

The result