Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Cruzeiro (2nd, 25 pts) held a 21-point advantage over Tupi (12th, 4 pts). In league terms the two rates read 0.55/2.09 for Tupi and 2/0.45 for Cruzeiro (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.23.
Tupi had been beaten in three straight games. Cruzeiro carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. Tupi had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Cruzeiro, 11.
Estádio Municipal Radialista Mário Helênio in Juiz de Fora, capacity 20,113, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cruzeiro led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-3.




