- 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 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | +21 | 57 |
Palmeiras | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | +26 | 56 |
Fortaleza | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | +11 | 55 |
Flamengo | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | +11 | 48 |
São Paulo | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | +8 | 47 |
Bahia | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 45 |
Internacional | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | +11 | 45 |
Cruzeiro | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | +6 | 43 |
Vasco da Gama | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 36 |
Atlético-MG | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 36 |
Criciúma | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 35 |
Red Bull Bragantino | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 33 |
Juventude | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 33 |
Grêmio | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 32 |
Athletico-PR | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 31 |
Fluminense | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 30 |
Vitória | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 28 |
Corinthians | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -9 | 28 |
Cuiabá | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -16 | 23 |
Atlético-GO | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -25 | 21 |