Match Report
Rio Preto (3rd, 35 pts) visited Flamengo SP (1st, 40 pts) with 5 points between them. Rio Preto had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.37/0.58 for Flamengo SP and 1.63/0.79 for Rio Preto (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.39.
Flamengo SP arrived off three consecutive draws. Momentum sat with Rio Preto, winners of their last four, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Flamengo SP 3/15, Rio Preto 12/15.
The venue was Estádio Municipal Antônio Soares de Oliveira in Sao Paulo, with room for 5,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.


