Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Juventus 6th with 22 points, Comercial 16th with 6, 16 apart. Juventus had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 6th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Comercial 0.67 scored and 1.93 conceded per game, Juventus 1.27 and 1.07, with the league averaging 1.21.
Comercial's winless run stood at 12. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Comercial against 8/15 for Juventus.
Estádio Dr. Francisco de Palma Travassos in Ribeirao Preto staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. On the scoreboard, Juventus led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.