Match Report
27 points separated the sides: Cruzeiro 1st on 78, Guarani 10th on 51. Recent form told a different story for Cruzeiro: only 14th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Cruzeiro 1.5 scored and 0.68 conceded per game, Guarani 0.87 and 0.95, with the league averaging 1.01.
The venue was Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in Belo Horizonte, with room for 62,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.