Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Náutico (9th, 25 pts) and Ferroviária (2nd, 10 pts). Ferroviária ranked just 7th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Ferroviária ran at 2 scored and 2 conceded, Náutico at 1.79 and 1.32.
10 matches unbeaten backed Ferroviária's arrival.
Estádio Doutor Adhemar de Barros in Araraquara, capacity 2,700, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Ferroviária led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.