Match Report
In the standings it was Inter de Limeira 5th on 17 points, Caldense 8th on 5 — separated by 12. Recent form told a different story for Caldense: only 53rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Per game in the league, Inter de Limeira were scoring 1.14 and conceding 1.14, Caldense 0.57 and 1.43, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
Caldense had lost eight in a row.
Estádio Major José Levy Sobrinho in Limeira staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.