Corinthians vs Atlético Mineiro Match Report
Corinthians came from behind to defeat Atletico Mineiro 2-1 on Sunday, a result that puts them in pole position to lift their fifth Brazilian championship.
Former Brazilian international, Adriano, came off the bench to snatch Corinthians the three points in the 88th minute, to the joy of the capacity crowd at the Pacaembu stadium. Liedson had drawn Corinthians level ten minutes earlier with a diving hear, after Leonardo Silva had opened the scoring for the visitors with a header of his own in the 55th minute.
But Adriano, who had seen little playing time since undergoing tendon surgery earlier in the year, beat Atletico goalkeeper Renan Ribeiro with a left-foot shot from inside of the area to hand Corinthians a valuable victory.