- Hyoran - 13'
- Júnior Alonso - 42'
- Jair - 62'
- Janderson - 75'
Atletico Mineiro close gap on league leaders with 3-1 win
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Atletico Mineiro closed the gap on Brazilian league leaders Sao Paulo to four points with a comfortable 3-1 win at home to Atletico Goianiense on Sunday.The home side started the day six points behind Sao Paulo but their win, coupled with Sao Paulo’s 1-1 draw at Athletico Paranaense, cut the deficit with five weeks of the season left.Atletico have a game in hand over the leaders and are level on points with third-placed Internacional, who play later on Sunday against Fortaleza.Hyoran got Atletico Mineiro off the mark with a spectacular volley after 13 minutes and Junior Alonso added a second with a header three minutes before halftime.Jair made it 3-0 by heding in from a corner 16 minutes into the second period before Janderson scored a consolation for the visitors a quarter of an hour from the end. (Reporting by Andrew Downie; Editing by Ken Ferris)
Game Information
Brazilian Serie A Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Botafogo | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | +23 | 64 |
Palmeiras | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | +28 | 61 |
Fortaleza | 31 | 16 | 9 | 6 | +9 | 57 |
Flamengo | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | +13 | 55 |
Internacional | 31 | 14 | 11 | 6 | +14 | 53 |
São Paulo | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | +9 | 51 |
Bahia | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | +5 | 46 |
Cruzeiro | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | +3 | 44 |
Vasco da Gama | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 43 |
Atlético-MG | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | -3 | 41 |
Grêmio | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | -3 | 39 |
Fluminense | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 37 |
Criciúma | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 37 |
Vitória | 31 | 10 | 5 | 16 | -10 | 35 |
Corinthians | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | -5 | 35 |
Athletico-PR | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 34 |
Red Bull Bragantino | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 34 |
Juventude | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | -10 | 34 |
Cuiabá | 31 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -16 | 27 |
Atlético-GO | 31 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -27 | 22 |