Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Cruzeiro 5th with 20 points, Tupynambás 12th with 3, 17 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Tupynambás 0.55 scored and 2.36 conceded per game, Cruzeiro 1.45 and 0.91, with the league averaging 1.14.
Tupynambás entered with four losses in a row.
Estádio Municipal Radialista Mário Helênio in Juiz de Fora staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,113. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Tupynambás led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-4.