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


Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Atletico Mineiro v Santos - Raimundo Sampaio Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - October 20, 2019 Santos' Lucas Verissimo and Fabio Santos in action with Atletico Mineiro's Romulo Otero REUTERS/Cristiane Mattos

BELO HORIZONTE (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.

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.

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