Match Report
The table read 3rd (CFRJ / Marica, 16 pts) against 6th (Bonsucesso, 6 pts), 10 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Bonsucesso: only 31st in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Scoring rates set the scale: CFRJ / Marica 1.25 scored and 0.88 conceded per game, Bonsucesso 0.86 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.28.
CFRJ / Marica had not lost in 10 games. 10 games without a win framed Bonsucesso's arrival. From the last five rounds, CFRJ / Marica held 11 points of 15 and Bonsucesso 1.
Estádio Municipal Alziro de Almeida in Itaborai staged the fixture, a ground that holds 900. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.




