Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Sport Recife (8th, 38 pts) held a 24-point advantage over América Mineiro (19th, 14 pts). In league terms the two rates read 1.32/0.96 for Sport Recife and 0.73/1.73 for América Mineiro (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.14.
América Mineiro had lost three in a row.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Sport Recife, 4 draws and 6 for América Mineiro, at 2.64 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 27% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (capacity 32,500). With 78 matches recorded and 3.2 yellow cards per game, D. Ribeiro Serafim was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sport Recife led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Sport Recife: Claudinho (13'), Clayson (45'), Perotti (90')
Key stats
Possession: Sport Recife 48% · América Mineiro 52% · Total shots: 17-18 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 5-10