Match Report
In the standings it was América RN 1st on 27 points, Horizonte 5th on 17 — separated by 10. Horizonte ranked just 13th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Per game in the league, América RN were scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.64, Horizonte 1 and 1.21, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
América RN carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. Horizonte came in having won three on the spin.
Arena das Dunas staged the fixture, a ground that holds 35,000. On the scoreboard, América RN led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
América RN: Giva (13'), Hebert (29')
Key stats
Possession: América RN 51% · Horizonte 49% · Total shots: 14-13 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 4-3