Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Figueirense (14th, 23 pts) and São Bernardo (2nd, 7 pts). São Bernardo ranked just 18th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: São Bernardo 0.67 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, Figueirense 1.11 and 0.95, with the league averaging 1.
São Bernardo were unbeaten in 8, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Figueirense had gone 5 games without a win. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for São Bernardo against 4/15 for Figueirense.
Estádio Primeiro de Maio in Sao Bernardo do Campo, capacity 6,072, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Figueirense led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.