- 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)
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Brazilian Serie A Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flamengo | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | +20 | 24 |
Cruzeiro | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +9 | 23 |
Red Bull Bragantino | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +6 | 23 |
Palmeiras | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 22 |
Fluminense | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 20 |
Botafogo | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +7 | 18 |
Bahia | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
Mirassol | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | +5 | 17 |
Atlético-MG | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | +1 | 17 |
Ceará | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 15 |
Corinthians | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 15 |
Grêmio | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 15 |
São Paulo | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -2 | 12 |
Internacional | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 11 |
Vasco da Gama | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
Vitória | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 10 |
Fortaleza | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 10 |
Santos | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
Juventude | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -16 | 8 |
Sport | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | -13 | 3 |