Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Flamengo (4th, 66 pts) held a 42-point advantage over América Mineiro (20th, 24 pts). Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, América Mineiro ran at 1.11 scored and 2.13 conceded, Flamengo at 1.47 and 1.11.
América Mineiro had not won in 13 games. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for América Mineiro, 10/15 for Flamengo.
12 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — América Mineiro 0, draws 3, Flamengo 9, at 2.58 goals per meeting.
Estádio Municipal João Havelange in Uberlandia staged the fixture, a ground that holds 23,000. On the scoreboard, Flamengo led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-3.