Match Report
19 points for Santo André (5th), 29 for Athletic Club (1st): a 10-point gap. The last five rounds placed Santo André no better than 43rd for form, against 5th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.07/1.14 for Santo André and 1.36/0.64 for Athletic Club (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.19.
Defeat had not touched Athletic Club in 5 games. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Santo André against 13/15 for Athletic Club.
E. De Aquino Valadão took charge of the match — our records show 41 games refereed with an average of 1.1 yellow cards per game. Estádio Bruno José Daniel in Santo Andre, capacity 1,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.