Match Report
In the standings it was Piauí 4th on 12 points, Caiçara 7th on 5 — separated by 7. Piauí ranked just 12th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Per game in the league, Piauí were scoring 1.71 and conceding 1.43, Caiçara 1 and 2, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Level finishes had become the habit for Piauí: six in a row. Caiçara had lost three in a row.
Estádio Governador Alberto Tavares Silva, capacity 50,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Piauí: Silas (80'), Testinha (83')