Match Report
In the standings it was Cruzeiro RS 11th on 9 points, Internacional 3rd on 18 — separated by 9. Internacional ranked just 7th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Cruzeiro RS 0.64 scored and 1.18 conceded per game, Internacional 1.45 and 0.55, with the league averaging 1.06.
Defeat had followed defeat for Cruzeiro RS — three in succession. Internacional carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Cruzeiro RS against 11/15 for Internacional.
Estádio Antônio Vieira Ramos in Gravatai staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.