Ronaldinho sparks dramatic Atletico victory

Ronaldinho sparks dramatic Atletico victory

 RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Ronaldinho's Atletico Mineiro scored two goals in the final 15 minutes to snatch a dramatic 2-1 victory over Sport in Brazil's Serie A championship on Sunday.

Hugo's header gave the visitors an early lead before former Guangzhou R&F striker Leonardo equalized by nodding in Ronaldinho's deft¹ 75th-minute cross which floated over a sea of Sport defenders².

Atletico then completed an unlikely victory when Leonardo tapped in Bernard's unselfish pass in the first minute of injury time.

The result maintains Atletico's hold on second spot in the standings and keeps alive the club's slim title hopes. The Belo Horizonte outfit³ remains⁴ nine points behind leaders Fluminense with eight rounds remaining.

"A game like this makes us believe that we can still win it (the title)," Ronaldinho said after the match.

"We have to keep thinking only about winning our matches. The rest will depend on Fluminense tripping up. But we are in there with a fighting chance."

In other results on Sunday, Sao Paulo moved into the top four with a 2-0 victory over Figueirense, Santos defeated Vasco da Gama 2-0, Fluminense beat Ponte Preta 2-1 and Gremio drew 1-1 with Botafogo.

1 deft   

adj.灵巧的，熟练的（a deft hand 能手）

参考例句：

• The pianist has deft fingers.钢琴家有灵巧的双手。
• This bird,sharp of eye and deft of beak,can accurately peck the flying insects in the air.这只鸟眼疾嘴快，能准确地把空中的飞虫啄住。

2 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。