Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Avaí 4th with 64 points, Cruzeiro 12th with 48, 16 apart. The last five rounds placed Cruzeiro 5th in the league for form — higher than their 12th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.16/0.92 for Avaí and 1.11/1.16 for Cruzeiro (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.09.
Cruzeiro had not lost in 5 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 2 Avaí wins, 2 for Cruzeiro, 7 draws, at 2.18 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 27% of the wins in this fixture.
The match was played at Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva in Florianopolis (capacity 5,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.