Match Report
In the standings it was Botafogo 1st on 70 points, CRB 6th on 60 — separated by 10. The last five rounds placed CRB no better than 14th for form, against 6th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Botafogo 1.47 scored and 0.82 conceded per game, CRB 1.24 and 1.03, with the league averaging 1.09.
CRB entered with three wins in a row.
Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,113. With 87 matches recorded and 1.8 yellow cards per game, A. Moraes de Sousa was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Botafogo led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.