Match Report
24 points for América RN (2nd), 27 for Caxias (1st): a 3-point gap. The last five rounds placed América RN no better than 9th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: América RN 1.43 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, Caxias 1.43 and 0.86, with the league averaging 1.16.
Caxias were unbeaten in 10.
The venue was Arena das Dunas in Natal, with room for 35,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-1.