Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — ABC 1st with 21 points, Corintians RN 1st with 3, 18 apart. The last five rounds placed Corintians RN no better than 19th for form, against 1st in the standings. Against a league average of 1.45 goals per team per game, ABC ran at 2.43 scored and 0.14 conceded, Corintians RN at 1 and 0.5.
The match was played at Estádio Maria Lamas Farache (capacity 18,017). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
ABC: Michel Benhami (11'), Anderson Paríiba (80') · Corintians RN: Julio (37'), Ze Maria (63')