Rio De Janeiro, April 5 -- Aldemir Ferreira netted a hat-trick as Sao Paulo cruised to a 4-1 home win over Cruzeiro in Brazil's Serie A.
Argentine striker Jonathan Calleri put the hosts ahead from the penalty spot after Lucas Villalba brought down Artur with a bad foul on Saturday.
Ferreira doubled the lead four minutes later, running onto Artur's through ball and finishing clinically past goalkeeper Matheus Cunha, according to Xinhua.
The visitors pulled a goal back through Christian, who side-footed in from point-blank range following Keny Arroyo's cross. But Ferreira restored his team's two-goal lead when he pouncedon a loose ball after a corner and lashed a powerful drive that beat Cunha at his near post.
Sao Paulo completed the rou...