Match Report
27 points separated the sides: Coritiba 3rd on 64, Confiança 19th on 37. Coritiba had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.09 goals per team per game, Coritiba ran at 1.29 scored and 0.92 conceded, Confiança at 0.92 and 1.26.
Coritiba's unbeaten run stood at 7. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Coritiba against 4/15 for Confiança.
Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira in Curitiba, capacity 43,000, hosted the game. Confiança led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.


