Match Report
Portuguesa went into the game 2nd in the table on 10 points; Bragantino sat 1st on 21 — an 11-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Portuguesa: only 8th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Against a league average of 1.1 goals per team per game, Portuguesa ran at 0.67 scored and 1.42 conceded, Bragantino at 1.08 and 0.75.
The last-five ledger: Portuguesa 10/15, Bragantino 3/15.
The venue was Estádio Dr. Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte in Sao Paulo, with room for 21,004 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Bragantino led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.