Match Report
São Paulo went into the game 1st in the table on 16 points; Ayacucho sat 3rd on 4 — a 12-point gap. The last five rounds placed Ayacucho no better than 29th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, São Paulo ran at 2 scored and 0.5 conceded, Ayacucho at 0.83 and 1.33.
São Paulo carried a 9-game unbeaten run into this. From the last five rounds, São Paulo held 11 points of 15 and Ayacucho 4.
Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) (São Paulo, São Paulo) 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.