Match Report
Portuguesa RJ went into the game 2nd in the table on 29 points; CAP Patrocinense sat 1st on 24 — a 5-point gap. On recent form CAP Patrocinense sat only 31st league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, Portuguesa RJ were scoring 1.79 and conceding 0.86, CAP Patrocinense 1.14 and 0.57, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
Estádio Luso-Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,113. On the scoreboard, Portuguesa RJ led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.