Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Americano 1st with 22 points, Céres 18th with 0, 22 apart. Céres's recent output lagged their position: 38th on form over five rounds while 18th in the table. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Americano ran at 1.38 scored and 0.5 conceded, Céres at 0.5 and 3.25.
Momentum sat with Americano, winners of their last four, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Céres entered with five losses in a row. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Americano, 0/15 for Céres.
Estádio Antônio Ferreira de Medeiros in Cardoso Moreira staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000.




