São Paulo FC was considered to be the best team in Brazil at this time by various soccer entities, and it was also considered the undisputed champion of 2007 by "Placar" (Brazilian monthly sports magazine), with four games left and 15 points in front of the second place team (Santos FC). São Paulo F.C. broke many records in 2007; the team went 13 games without losing in the tournament, São Paulo also didn't allow any goals for eleven games, having the best defense of the tournament. São Paulo F.C. finished the tournament with 19 goals scored against, another record set in the Brasileirao. The biggest record achieved that year, was that São Paulo broke its own record as a team to win the tournament before it was even over, the year before, São Paulo F.C. was mathematically crowned the champions with three games still left to play; in 2007 São Paulo F.C. won with four games left.