Match Report
In the standings it was América RN 7th on 7 points, Confiança 4th on 11 — separated by 4. América RN's recent output lagged their position: 14th on form over five rounds while 7th in the table. Per game in the league, América RN were scoring 1 and conceding 1.71, Confiança 1.14 and 0.71, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Confiança carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
Arena das Dunas, capacity 35,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Confiança led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
América RN: Thiaguinho (69'), Giva (71') · Confiança: Neto Oliveira (14')
Key stats
Possession: América RN 50% · Confiança 50% · Total shots: 14-15 · On target: 4-10 · Corners: 3-6