Match Report
Portuguesa Santista (11th, 16 pts) visited Água Santa (2nd, 28 pts) with 12 points between them. Água Santa's recent output lagged their position: 7th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Água Santa were scoring 1.57 and conceding 0.71, Portuguesa Santista 0.86 and 1.21, against a competition average of 1.04 goals per team per game.
13 matches unbeaten backed Água Santa's arrival, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Over the last five, Água Santa had taken 11 of 15 points to Portuguesa Santista's 5.
Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo in Sao Paulo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 21,004. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Água Santa led 3-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-3.