Match Report
Both sides brought 18 points into this one — Juventus SC 3rd, Esportivo 5th. Juventus SC ranked just 36th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, Juventus SC were scoring 0.86 and conceding 0.79, Esportivo 1.07 and 0.93, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Esportivo in 5 games.
Estádio João Marcatto in Jaraguá do Sul staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,270. On the scoreboard, Juventus SC led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.