Own goal condemns Atletico to third straight defeat
Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Athletico Paranaense v Fluminense - Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil - August 22, 2020 Athletico Paranaense's Pedrinho in action, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer
An own goal by Felipe Aguilar on the stroke of halftime condemned Atletico Paranaense to their second straight 1-0 defeat on Saturday, at home to Fluminense who had two goals disallowed.
Aguilar knocked a cross from Yuri Lima into his own net to give Fluminense all three points.
After a bright start to Brazil's delayed Serie A season with two wins, Atletico have now lost three in a row.
Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Athletico Paranaense v Fluminense - Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil - August 22, 2020 Athletico Paranaense's Richard in action with Fluminense's Marcos Paulo Costa do Nascimento, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer
The Curitiba-based club fall into seventh place in the table after five games, while Fluminense leapfrog them and move into sixth.
(Reporting by Andrew Downie in London; editing by Clare Fallon)
Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Athletico Paranaense v Fluminense - Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil - August 22, 2020 Fluminense's Michel Araujo in action, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Rodolfo BuhrerSoccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Athletico Paranaense v Fluminense - Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil - August 22, 2020 Athletico Paranaense's Vitinho shoots at goal, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Rodolfo BuhrerSoccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Athletico Paranaense v Fluminense - Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, Brazil - August 22, 2020 Referee Daniel Nobre Bins, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer
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