Match Report
São Paulo went into the game 11th in the table on 33 points; Bragantino sat 9th on 36 — a 3-point gap. Bragantino had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, São Paulo ran at 1.19 scored and 1.15 conceded, Bragantino at 1.23 and 1.12.
GioScore's database holds 18 meetings between the two: 5 for São Paulo, 7 for Bragantino and 6 drawn, at 2.78 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 39% of those meetings.
Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, capacity 66,795, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, São Paulo led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
São Paulo: Luciano (14'), Gustavo Santana (45') · Bragantino: Fernando (90')
Key stats
Possession: São Paulo 38% · Bragantino 62% · Total shots: 16-8 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 9-7