Atletico Mineiro moved to within two points of leaders Corinthians with a 2-1 victory over Internacional in Brazil's Serie A championship.
In Wednesday's match, Lucas Pratto opened the scoring at the Independencia stadium in Belo Horizonte before Paulao equalized for the hosts just before halftime, reported Xinhua.
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Marcos Rocha put the result beyond doubt in the 70th minute with a low finish from an acute angle.
The victory lifted Atletico to 59 points ahead of Corinthians' home clash against Goias on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Figueirense dented Flamengo's hopes of a top-four finish with a 3-0 victory over the Rio de Janeiro outfit in Florianopolis. Clayton scored twice for the hosts and Dudu added another a minute from time.
In other matches on Wednesday, Sport Recife beat Avai 3-0, Joinville defeated Coritiba 3-1 and Ponte Preta won 1-0 at Palmeiras.
