At home in the 32nd round of the Brazilian Championship, Vitoria defeated a lazy Vasco da Gama 4-2 on Saturday. The win helped to take Vitoria out of the danger zone of being lowered into the second division (Serie B) of next year's tournament. Vitoria scored three of their four goals in the first half. Adailton scored the first in the 2nd minute, followed by Elkeson in the 40th minute and Neto Coruja in the second minute of injury time. Vasco da Gama finally woke up in the second half. They scored their first goal in the 48th minute when Nunes headed in a crossed ball from Eder Luis. Vitoria scored their fourth goal in the 56th minute when Junior blasted a ball past a helpless keeper Fernando Prass. Vasco da Gama scored once more in the closing minute of play. Off a stopped ball, Fumagalli fired the ball through the defensive wall of Vitoria players, driving it into the back of the net in the second minute of stoppage time. The impressive win improves Vitoria to 14th place with 37 points. In the 33rd round, the team will travel to face Santos on November 3. Vasco da Gama remains stationed in 12th place with 42 points. In the next round, it will receive last place Gremio Prudente on November 4. 