Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Atletico Mineiro U20 (1st, 20 pts) held a 20-point advantage over XV de Novembro U20 (4th, 0 pts). Recent form told a different story for XV de Novembro U20: only 22nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Atletico Mineiro U20 were scoring 2.6 and conceding 1.5, XV de Novembro U20 0.8 and 2.9, against a competition average of 1.45 goals per team per game.
Atletico Mineiro U20 were winless in 6, having scored in 9 consecutive games. XV de Novembro U20 had lost three in a row.
Centro de Treinamento Cidade do Galo in Vespasiano staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. On the scoreboard, Atletico Mineiro U20 led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 4-1.