Match Report
Both sides brought 16 points into this one — Sertãozinho 15th, Barretos 14th. The last five rounds placed Sertãozinho 4th in the league for form — higher than their 15th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.73 for Sertãozinho and 1.2/1.93 for Barretos (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.18.
Defeat had followed defeat for Sertãozinho — four in succession. Barretos carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal Frederico Dalmazo in Sertãozinho (capacity 8,540). Sertãozinho led 3-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 3-1.