Match Report
América Mineiro went into the game 3rd in the table on 22 points; Guarani MG sat 10th on 10 — a 12-point gap. Per game in the league, América Mineiro were scoring 2 and conceding 0.82, Guarani MG 0.73 and 1.18, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Estádio Raimundo Sampaio in Belo Horizonte staged the fixture, a ground that holds 23,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: América Mineiro led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.