Match Report
In the standings it was Grêmio U23 1st on 13 points, Brasil de Pelotas U23 4th on 1 — separated by 12. On recent form Brasil de Pelotas U23 sat only 14th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Per game in the league, Grêmio U23 were scoring 2.83 and conceding 0.83, Brasil de Pelotas U23 0.5 and 3.33, against a competition average of 1.36 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Brasil de Pelotas U23. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Grêmio U23 against 1/15 for Brasil de Pelotas U23.
Arena do Grêmio in Rio, capacity 19,924, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Grêmio U23 led 4-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 5-0.