Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Bahia 16th with 44 points, América Mineiro 20th with 24, 20 apart. Bahia's recent output outran their position: 9th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Per game in the league, América Mineiro were scoring 1.11 and conceding 2.13, Bahia 1.32 and 1.39, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
América Mineiro had lost four in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 3 América Mineiro wins, 2 for Bahia, 2 draws, at 2.29 goals per meeting.
Estádio Raimundo Sampaio in Belo Horizonte staged the fixture, a ground that holds 23,000. América Mineiro led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.