Match Report
Coimbra, 12th on 6 points, faced a 16-point deficit to América Mineiro (2nd, 22). América Mineiro had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.06 goals per team per game, América Mineiro ran at 1.55 scored and 0.82 conceded, Coimbra at 0.36 and 1.36.
América Mineiro carried a 14-game unbeaten run into this. Coimbra arrived off three straight defeats. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for América Mineiro, 3/15 for Coimbra.
The match was played at Estádio Raimundo Sampaio in Belo Horizonte (capacity 23,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: América Mineiro led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.