Match Report
Paulista, 16th on 11 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Comercial (3rd, 28). On the form table Paulista stood 11th over the last five rounds, despite being 16th overall. Per game in the league, Comercial were scoring 1.67 and conceding 1.07, Paulista 0.8 and 1.73, against a competition average of 1.18 goals per team per game.
Paulista arrived off three straight defeats.
The venue was Estádio Dr. Francisco de Palma Travassos in Ribeirao Preto, with room for 2,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.