Match Report
8 points and 1 places separated them: Americano 5th with 10, Friburguense 6th with 2. Friburguense had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Americano 1.3 scored and 1.7 conceded per game, Friburguense 1.1 and 2.1, with the league averaging 1.33.
Friburguense arrived off seven straight defeats. The last-five ledger: Americano 9/15, Friburguense 0/15.
Estádio Antônio Ferreira de Medeiros staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000. On the scoreboard, Americano led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Americano: Di Maria (29'), Di Maria (75') · Friburguense: Andre (56')
Key stats
Possession: Americano 49% · Friburguense 51% · Total shots: 8-14 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 4-3