- 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 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | +26 | 69 |
Palmeiras | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | +28 | 67 |
Fortaleza | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | +15 | 63 |
Flamengo | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | +15 | 62 |
Internacional | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | +18 | 59 |
São Paulo | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | +13 | 58 |
Cruzeiro | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | +2 | 47 |
Bahia | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 46 |
Corinthians | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 44 |
Vasco da Gama | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | -13 | 43 |
Atlético-MG | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | -5 | 43 |
Vitória | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | -9 | 41 |
Grêmio | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 40 |
Athletico-PR | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 40 |
Juventude | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | -12 | 38 |
Fluminense | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 37 |
Criciúma | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -10 | 37 |
Red Bull Bragantino | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | -6 | 37 |
Cuiabá | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -17 | 29 |
Atlético-GO | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -28 | 26 |