Match Report
56 points for Criciúma (7th), 42 for CSA (17th): a 14-point gap. The last five rounds placed CSA 9th in the league for form — higher than their 17th in the standings. Per game in the league, Criciúma were scoring 1.13 and conceding 0.82, CSA 0.76 and 0.97, against a competition average of 1.01 goals per team per game.
The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Criciúma against 4/15 for CSA.
The match was played at Estádio Heriberto Hülse in Criciúma (capacity 19,300). On the scoreboard, CSA led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.