Match Report
2 points and 1 places separated them: Campinense 2nd with 25, Sergipe 3rd with 23. Sergipe's recent output lagged their position: 22nd on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Campinense were scoring 1.64 and conceding 0.86, Sergipe 1.14 and 0.57, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Campinense in 7 games.
Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro in Campina Grande staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,000. On the scoreboard, Campinense led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.