Match Report
Amazonas went into the game 1st in the table on 12 points; América RN sat 18th on 19 — a 7-point gap. On recent form Amazonas sat only 13th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Amazonas 1.5 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, América RN 0.63 and 1.11, with the league averaging 1.08.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal Carlos Zamith in Manaus (capacity 5,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.