Match Report
16 points for Atlético Mineiro (1st), 3 for Deportivo La Guaira (4th): a 13-point gap. Deportivo La Guaira had been under-performing their position — 28th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Atlético Mineiro were scoring 2.5 and conceding 0.5, Deportivo La Guaira 0.33 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
Seven consecutive wins preceded this game for Atlético Mineiro, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Atlético Mineiro, 7/15 for Deportivo La Guaira.
Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in Belo Horizonte staged the fixture, a ground that holds 62,170. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Atlético Mineiro led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-0.