Match Report
The table gap was wide: 18 points between Bahia (2nd, 20 pts) and Atlântico (10th, 2 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Bahia 2.33 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, Atlântico 1 and 2, with the league averaging 1.38.
Bahia had won three straight. Atlântico had not won in 6 games. The last-five ledger: Bahia 10/15, Atlântico 1/15.
Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, capacity 30,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.