Match Report
The table gap was wide: 22 points between Cruzeiro (9th, 52 pts) and Atlético GO (19th, 30 pts). Cruzeiro had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Against a league average of 1.22 goals per team per game, Cruzeiro ran at 1.13 scored and 1.08 conceded, Atlético GO at 0.76 and 1.53.
9 meetings are on record — 7 won by Cruzeiro, 1 by Atlético GO, 1 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in Belo Horizonte staged the fixture, a ground that holds 62,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cruzeiro led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-1.