Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Flamengo 3rd with 70 points, Atlético GO 19th with 30, 40 apart. Per game in the league, Flamengo were scoring 1.61 and conceding 1.11, Atlético GO 0.76 and 1.53, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
Atlético GO were winless in 10. From the last five rounds, Flamengo held 10 points of 15 and Atlético GO 1.
13 meetings are on record — 7 won by Flamengo, 3 by Atlético GO, 3 drawn, at 2.85 goals per meeting.
Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho in Rio de Janeiro, capacity 78,639, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Flamengo led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.