Santos miss chance to close gap on leaders in 2-0 defeat

ByReuters

Published 20/10/2019 at 22:21 GMT

BELO HORIZONTE, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Santos missed a chance to close the gap on Brazilian league leaders Flamengo on Sunday after suffering a 2-0 Serie A defeat at Atletico Mineiro in Belo Horizonte.

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Luan put the home side ahead in the second minute with a left-foot strike and then Leonardo Silva doubled their lead midway through the first half when he headed home a corner kick.

Third-placed Santos started the day 10 points behind leaders Flamengo and two behind second-place Palmeiras.

Flamengo could stretch their lead when they play Fluminense in the Rio derby later on Sunday, while Palmeiras are away to Athletico Paranaense.

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Atletico Mineiro are in 12th place with 35 points. (Reporting by Andrew Downie, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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