Match Report
Imperial went into the game 14th in the table on 14 points; Bangu sat 1st on 13 — a 1-point gap. Imperial had been under-performing their position — 32nd on five-round form against 14th in the table. Against a league average of 1.23 goals per team per game, Imperial ran at 0.83 scored and 0.92 conceded, Bangu at 1.33 and 0.67.
Estádio Osório Junior staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.