Champions Flamengo move into fourth spot with 3-1 win
Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Flamengo v Athletico Paranaense, Maracana stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - October 4, 2020 Flamengo's Pedro celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
Flamengo got three goals in a busy second half to help them beat Atletico Paranaense 3-1 in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.
Pedro opened the scoring after 56 minutes and Bruno Henrique doubled Flamengo’s lead from the penalty spot three minutes later.
Although Renato Kayzer pulled one back for the visitors with a 67th-minute header, Everton Ribeiro restored Flamengo’s two-goal cushion 10 minutes later.
Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Flamengo v Athletico Paranaense, Maracana stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - October 4, 2020 Athletico Paranaense's Renato de Souza celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
The win took champions Flamengo into fourth place in the Serie A table with 21 points.
Atletico are seven points behind in 11th spot.
Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Flamengo v Athletico Paranaense - Maracana stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - October 4, 2020 Athletico Paranaense's Carlos Eduardo in action with Flamengo's Filipe Luis REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
(Reporting by Andrew Downie, editing by Ed Osmond)
Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Flamengo v Athletico Paranaense, Maracana stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - October 4, 2020 Flamengo's Pedro celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates REUTERS/Sergio MoraesSoccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Flamengo v Athletico Paranaense, Maracana stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - October 4, 2020 Flamengo's Bruno Henrique celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
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