The Brazilians’ victory enabled them to climb back above AmaZulu at the top of the standings while the Buccaneers are now 12 points off the summit
Both Matthew Booth and Jabu Mahlangu had reservations about the way the Orlando Pirates side was set up in their 3-0 defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns at the Orlando Stadium on Sunday.
Pirates had managed to hold Sundowns in the first half and the score was locked at 0-0 at the interval.
But once the Brazilians netted in the 57th minute, through a Ricardo Nascimento penalty, it always looked like there was going to be only one winner and that was the case as Peter Shalulile and Lyle Lakay added to the tally.