Match Report
São Bento (17th, 14 pts) visited América SP (14th, 19 pts) with 5 points between them. São Bento's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 17th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: América SP 1.11 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, São Bento 1.75 and 1.63, with the league averaging 1.39.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for São Bento, having scored in 12 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: América SP 7/15, São Bento 15/15.
Estádio Benedito Teixeira in Sao Jose do Rio Preto, capacity 32,936, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.




