Vasco v Atlético-MG
Atletico's title chances ebb with 3-2 loss to Vasco
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Atletico Mineiro saw their chances of a second Brazilian league title ebb on Saturday with a 3-2 defeat away at Vasco da Gama.The Belo Horizonte side started the day in fourth place in Brazil’s Serie A, five points behind leaders Internacional.But Hyoran missed a penalty after 15 minutes, and bad went to worse when German Cano and Yago Pikachu scored to give Vasco a 2-0 lead by half time.Cano made it 3-0 after 59 minutes before Hyoran got one back midway through the second half.Eduardo Sasha scored a second for Atletico in stoppage time but it was too little too late and Vasco took a vital three points that lifts them out of the relegation zone into 14th place in the 20-team table.Atletico remains in fourth. (Reporting by Andrew Downie)
Game Information
- Referees:
- Wilton Pereira Sampaio
- Vinicius Goncalves Dias Araujo
Brazilian Serie A Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmeiras | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | +29 | 65 |
| Flamengo | 31 | 19 | 8 | 4 | +43 | 65 |
| Cruzeiro | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | +24 | 63 |
| Mirassol | 31 | 15 | 11 | 5 | +21 | 56 |
| Bahia | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | +4 | 52 |
| Botafogo | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | +16 | 51 |
| Fluminense | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 47 |
| São Paulo | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | +2 | 45 |
| Vasco da Gama | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | +3 | 42 |
| Corinthians | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 42 |
| Atlético-MG | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 40 |
| Red Bull Bragantino | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | -13 | 39 |
| Grêmio | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 39 |
| Ceará | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 38 |
| Internacional | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 36 |
| Vitória | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | -18 | 34 |
| Santos | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | -12 | 33 |
| Juventude | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -32 | 29 |
| Fortaleza | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -17 | 28 |
| Sport | 31 | 2 | 11 | 18 | -29 | 17 |
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