Match Report
9 points for Botafogo U20 (1st), 5 for Novorizontino U20 (2nd): a 4-point gap. Novorizontino U20 had been under-performing their position — 53rd on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Botafogo U20 1.33 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, Novorizontino U20 1.67 and 1, with the league averaging 1.53.
Botafogo U20 came in having won three on the spin.
The match was played at Centro de Formação de Atletas TROPS in Várzea das Moças Niterói. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Novorizontino U20 led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.