- 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flamengo | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 30 |
Botafogo | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | +9 | 27 |
Palmeiras | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | +9 | 26 |
São Paulo | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | +6 | 24 |
Bahia | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | +5 | 24 |
Athletico-PR | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | +5 | 22 |
Red Bull Bragantino | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | +4 | 22 |
Cruzeiro | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 20 |
Fortaleza | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 20 |
Internacional | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 18 |
Atlético-MG | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
Criciúma | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
Juventude | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 16 |
Vasco da Gama | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -10 | 14 |
Cuiabá | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 13 |
Vitória | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 12 |
Atlético-GO | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 11 |
Grêmio | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
Corinthians | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -6 | 9 |
Fluminense | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 6 |