Ronaldinho shines as Atletico Mineiro closes gap on Fluminense

 Ronaldinho shines as Atletico Mineiro closes gap on Fluminense

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Ronaldinho was involved in all three goals as Atletico Mineiro closed the gap at the top of Brazil's Serie A championship with a 3-2 victory over Fluminense on Sunday.

After a goalless first half at Belo Horizonte's Estadio Independencia, Wellington Nem gave the visitors the lead from Fred's assist shortly after the restart.

Atletico's Jo equalized with a left-footed shot into the top corner following Ronaldinho's slide-rule pass before the former Manchester City forward struck again with a precise header in a move started by Ronaldinho.

Fred put the visitors back on level terms by sliding in from close range but Atletico restored its lead when the irrepressible Ronaldinho provided a lofted¹ cross for Leonardo Silva, who nodded the ball past goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri.

The result takes Atletico Mineiro to 63 points, just six behind Fluminense with six matches remaining.

"This gives us belief that we can achieve our dream," Ronaldinho said after the match. "If they slip up again and we continue winning we are in with a chance."

Ronaldinho was unlucky not to score himself after referee² Jailson Macedo de Freitas disallowed³ his 25m free-kick into the top corner for an infringement⁴ on Fluminense's wall.

In other matches on Sunday Ponte Preta beat Neymar's Santos 1-0 and Flamengo overcame Sao Paulo 1-0.

1 lofted   

击、踢、掷高弧球( loft的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was lofted to a new job. 他升迁到新职位。
• They measured and lofted the remainder of the crop. 他们把剩下的庄稼过了秤并贮藏在阁楼顶层。

2 referee   

n.裁判员．仲裁人，代表人，鉴定人

参考例句：

• The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
• The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。

3 disallowed   

v.不承认（某事物）有效( disallow的过去式和过去分词 )；不接受；不准；驳回

参考例句：

• The judge disallowed that evidence. 法官驳回那项证据。 来自辞典例句
• Her claim was disallowed on the ground(s) that she had not paid her premium. 她要求赔款遭到拒绝，原因是她事先没有交纳保险费。 来自辞典例句

4 infringement   

n.违反；侵权

参考例句：

• Infringement of this regulation would automatically rule you out of the championship.违背这一规则会被自动取消参加锦标赛的资格。
• The committee ruled that the US ban constituted an infringement of free trade.委员会裁定美国的禁令对自由贸易构成了侵犯