Atletico Mineiro overrun high-flying Sao Paulo in 3-0 victory
Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Atletico Mineiro v Sao Paulo - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - September 3, 2020 Atletico Mineiro's Franco celebrates scoring their first goal, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Washington Alves
Two goals from Franco and another from Jair gave Atletico Mineiro a deserved 3-0 victory over high-flying Sao Paulo in Belo Horizonte on Thursday.
Sao Paulo started the day in second place in Brazil's Serie A table and although they had chances in the early part of the match they were 2-0 behind at half time.
Franco got two goals in the 10 minutes before the break and Jair added a third with a header 13 minutes into the second half to give the home side a comprehensive win.
Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Atletico Mineiro v Sao Paulo - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - September 3, 2020 Atletico Mineiro's Franco celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Washington Alves
Atletico jump from eighth to third, one point behind Sao Paulo but with a game in hand.
(Reporting by Andrew Downie; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Atletico Mineiro v Sao Paulo - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - September 3, 2020 Atletico Mineiro's Igor Rabello in action with Sao Paulo's Vitor Bueno, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Washington AlvesSoccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Atletico Mineiro v Sao Paulo - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - September 3, 2020 Atletico Mineiro's Eduardo Sasha in action with Sao Paulo's Tche Tche, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Washington AlvesSoccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Atletico Mineiro v Sao Paulo - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - September 3, 2020 Sao Paulo's Hernanes in action with Atletico Mineiro's Jair and Franco, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Washington Alves
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