Match Report
The table gap was wide: 25 points between Cruzeiro (12th, 48 pts) and Brasil de Pelotas (20th, 23 pts). On the form table Cruzeiro stood 5th over the last five rounds, despite being 12th overall. Against a league average of 1.09 goals per team per game, Cruzeiro ran at 1.11 scored and 1.16 conceded, Brasil de Pelotas at 0.61 and 1.37.
Brasil de Pelotas had been beaten in three straight games. Cruzeiro had banked 8 of the last 15 points on offer; Brasil de Pelotas, 2.
The match was played at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in Belo Horizonte (capacity 62,000). On the scoreboard, Cruzeiro led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.