Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Cruzeiro 1st with 78 points, Londrina 9th with 53, 25 apart. The last five rounds placed Cruzeiro no better than 14th for form, against 1st in the standings. Per game in the league, Londrina were scoring 0.95 and conceding 0.97, Cruzeiro 1.5 and 0.68, against a competition average of 1.01 goals per team per game.
Londrina had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Cruzeiro, 10.
Estádio Municipal Jacy Scaff in Londrina staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,584. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.