Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Coritiba 3rd with 64 points, Brasil de Pelotas 20th with 23, 41 apart. On recent form Coritiba sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Coritiba 1.29 scored and 0.92 conceded per game, Brasil de Pelotas 0.61 and 1.37, with the league averaging 1.09.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Brasil de Pelotas.
Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira in Curitiba staged the fixture, a ground that holds 43,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.