Match Report
América RN, 2nd with 21 points, sat 19 points above Laguna (6th, 2). The last five rounds placed Laguna no better than 92nd for form, against 6th in the standings. Per game in the league, América RN were scoring 1.4 and conceding 0.3, Laguna 0.3 and 2, against a competition average of 1.15 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded América RN for 7 matches. Laguna arrived off three straight defeats.
Arena das Dunas, capacity 35,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: América RN led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 5-0.
Goal scorers
América RN: Alisson Taddei (7'), Guilherme Paraíba (50'), Matheus Régis (70'), Pedro Jorge (77'), Luiz Thiago (66')
Key stats
Possession: América RN 54% · Laguna 46% · Total shots: 25-9 · On target: 15-1 · Corners: 14-3