Match Report
Atlético Mineiro, 1st with 27 points, sat 19 points above Boa (11th, 8). In league terms the two rates read 2.09/0.64 for Atlético Mineiro and 0.73/1.27 for Boa (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.06.
Atlético Mineiro came in having won four on the spin. Boa arrived off three straight defeats. Atlético Mineiro had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Boa, 3.
The venue was Estádio Raimundo Sampaio in Belo Horizonte, with room for 23,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.