Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Atletico-MG U20 3rd with 32 points, Ipatinga U20 15th with 5, 27 apart. On the form table Ipatinga U20 stood 11th over the last five rounds, despite being 15th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Ipatinga U20 0.29 scored and 3.57 conceded per game, Atletico-MG U20 3.57 and 0.64, with the league averaging 1.76.
Defeat had followed defeat for Ipatinga U20 — three in succession.
The match was played at Estádio João Lamego Neto in Ipatinga (capacity 10,000). Atletico-MG U20 led 5-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 0-8 full-time score.


