- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortaleza | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| Juventude | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| Vasco da Gama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Cruzeiro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Grêmio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Red Bull Bragantino | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ceará | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corinthians | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Flamengo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Internacional | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bahia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| São Paulo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Botafogo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Palmeiras | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Atlético-MG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Mirassol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Fluminense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| Vitória | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
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