Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Fluminense (7th, 56 pts) held a 32-point advantage over América Mineiro (20th, 24 pts). In league terms the two rates read 1.34/1.24 for Fluminense and 1.11/2.13 for América Mineiro (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.24.
América Mineiro had lost three in a row.
GioScore's database holds 11 meetings between the two: 5 for Fluminense, 4 for América Mineiro and 2 drawn, at 1.55 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 27% saw more than two goals.
The venue was Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in Rio de Janeiro, with room for 13,544 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-1.