Match Report
10 points and 2 places separated them: Grêmio 1st with 14, Defensor Sporting 3rd with 4. The last five rounds placed Defensor Sporting no better than 24th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Grêmio 2.17 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, Defensor Sporting 0.83 and 1.17, with the league averaging 1.08.
Defeat had not touched Grêmio in 5 games. Defensor Sporting were winless in 5. Grêmio had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Defensor Sporting, 2.
The match was played at Arena do Grêmio in Rio (capacity 19,924). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.