Match Report
Corinthians, 1st with 27 points, sat 20 points above Água Santa (4th, 7). Recent form told a different story for Água Santa: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Corinthians were scoring 1.67 and conceding 1.08, Água Santa 0.83 and 1.92, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Nine consecutive wins preceded this game for Corinthians, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Água Santa arrived off four straight defeats. Over the last five, Corinthians had taken 15 of 15 points to Água Santa's 3.
Arena Corinthians in São Paulo, capacity 49,205, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Corinthians led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Corinthians: Alex Santana (8'), João Pedro (18') · Água Santa: Netinho (23')