Match Report
1 points and 2 places separated them: Cianorte 3rd with 20, Bangu 5th with 19. Cianorte had been under-performing their position — 22nd on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Cianorte 0.86 scored and 0.64 conceded per game, Bangu 1 and 1.14, with the league averaging 1.25.
Cianorte carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this.
J. Teixeira Nascimento officiated: 15 games logged, averaging 3.6 yellow cards each. Estádio Municipal Olímpico Albino Turbay in Cianorte, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.