Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Atlético Mineiro 1st with 20 points, Caldense 2nd with 4, 16 apart. On recent form Caldense sat only 11th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.88/0.63 for Atlético Mineiro and 0.75/0.75 for Caldense (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.24.
The last-five ledger: Atlético Mineiro 10/15, Caldense 3/15.
Estádio Raimundo Sampaio in Belo Horizonte, capacity 23,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.