Match Report
11 points for Atlético Mineiro (1st), 8 for Emelec (2nd): a 3-point gap. Emelec had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Atlético Mineiro 1.67 scored and 1 conceded per game, Emelec 2.33 and 1.17, with the league averaging 1.35.
Atlético Mineiro entered with three wins in a row.
Estádio Raimundo Sampaio in Belo Horizonte, capacity 23,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.


