Atlético Mineiro punish Flu after the break | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Atlético Mineiro beat Fluminense 3-1. Reinier opened the scoring in the 61st minute with a precise right-footed strike from outside the box after a set piece. Tomás Cuello doubled the lead (63.), then Vitão added a late third from close range after a corner (81.), before Rodrigo Castillo replied (90.). Atlético-MG were cleaner in both boxes, landing seven shots on target from 15 attempts as Flu mustered three from nine. Galo rise from eighth to seventh in Serie A, while Tricolor Carioca remain fourth and visit Platense in the Libertadores next.

Player of the Match: Reinier drove Galo's surge with the opener, two shots on target, 31 of 35 passes completed, six possessions won and three successful tackles.

Stat of the Match: Fábio made five saves, highlighting how often Galo found angles to test the goalkeeper despite Flu's larger share of the ball.

Three Things We Learned: Set pieces swung it for Atlético-MG, with two goals arriving from dead-ball situations. Flu edged possession at 51.8% but produced only three shots on target from nine attempts. Cuello delivered a goal and an assist before being forced off through injury, underlining his final-third influence for Galo.