Match Report
4 points and 2 places separated them: Ferroviário 19th with 15, Sampaio Corrêa 17th with 19. Ferroviário had been under-performing their position — 25th on five-round form against 19th in the table. Per game in the league, Ferroviário were scoring 1 and conceding 2, Sampaio Corrêa 0.84 and 1.11, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
Ferroviário were winless in 6.
Estádio Presidente Vargas staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,600. Ferroviário led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Ferroviário: Marcelinho (31') · Sampaio Corrêa: João Felipe (60')
Key stats
Possession: Ferroviário 47% · Sampaio Corrêa 53% · Total shots: 12-10 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 8-3