- 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 |
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Palmeiras | 35 | 18 | 9 | 8 | +26 | 63 |
Flamengo | 35 | 18 | 9 | 8 | +17 | 63 |
Botafogo | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | +23 | 62 |
Atlético-MG | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | +19 | 60 |
Grêmio | 35 | 18 | 5 | 12 | +4 | 59 |
Red Bull Bragantino | 35 | 16 | 11 | 8 | +15 | 59 |
Fluminense | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | +3 | 53 |
Athletico-PR | 35 | 13 | 13 | 9 | +8 | 52 |
Cuiabá | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | +1 | 48 |
São Paulo | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | +1 | 47 |
Internacional | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 46 |
Fortaleza | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 45 |
Cruzeiro | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 44 |
Corinthians | 35 | 10 | 14 | 11 | -4 | 44 |
Santos | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | -18 | 43 |
Vasco da Gama | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 42 |
Bahia | 35 | 11 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 41 |
Goiás | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | -16 | 35 |
Coritiba | 35 | 8 | 5 | 22 | -29 | 29 |
América-MG | 35 | 4 | 9 | 22 | -35 | 21 |