Match Report
Barcelona Guayaquil (3rd, 4 pts) visited Palmeiras (1st, 15 pts) with 11 points between them. On recent form Barcelona Guayaquil sat only 22nd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Per game in the league, Palmeiras were scoring 2.67 and conceding 1, Barcelona Guayaquil 1.17 and 2, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Palmeiras in 15 games.
Allianz Parque in Sao Paulo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 40,199. On the scoreboard, Barcelona Guayaquil led 2-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 4-2.