Match Report
21 points separated the sides: Náutico 14th on 38, América Mineiro 19th on 17. América Mineiro had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 14th in the league over the last five rounds against 19th overall. Per game in the league, América Mineiro were scoring 0.72 and conceding 1.69, Náutico 1.21 and 1.24, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
Náutico were unbeaten in 8, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for América Mineiro against 11/15 for Náutico.
With 20 matches recorded and 2.9 yellow cards per game, K. Gonçalves da Silva was the man in the middle. The venue was Centro de Treinamento Flávio Pentagna Guimarães, with room for 23,000 spectators. América Mineiro led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
América Mineiro: Willian Bigode (16'), Tobias Ostchega (26') · Náutico: Júnior Todinho (89')
Key stats
Possession: América Mineiro 37% · Náutico 63% · Total shots: 17-20 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 5-10