Fluminense leapfrog Santos into fourth with 3-1 win
Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Fluminense v Santos - Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - October 25, 2020 Fluminense's Michel Araujo in action with Santos' Diego Pituca REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
Fluminense extended their unbeaten run to seven games with a convincing 3-1 win at home to Santos on Sunday.
Luccas Claro put Fluminense ahead after 28 minutes when he headed home a loose ball and although Marinho equalised nine minutes before halftime, Nino gave Fluminense the lead again in the 56th with another header.
Marcos Paulo made the points safe with a third in the dying seconds for the home side that lifted them to fourth place in the 20-team Serie A table with 29 points from 18 matches.
Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Fluminense v Santos - Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - October 25, 2020 Fluminense's Nino celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
Santos, who fell to their second league defeat in three games, slipped to sixth, two points behind their opponents.
(Reporting by Andrew Downie; Editing by Ken Ferris)
Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Fluminense v Santos - Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - October 25, 2020 Santos' Marinho scores their first goal REUTERS/Sergio MoraesSoccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Fluminense v Santos - Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - October 25, 2020 Fluminense's Luccas Claro celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates REUTERS/Sergio MoraesSoccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Fluminense v Santos - Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - October 25, 2020 Santos' Marinho celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
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