Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Flamengo 1st with 79 points, Sport Recife 20th with 17, 62 apart. Flamengo had been under-performing their position — 7th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Sport Recife 0.74 scored and 1.97 conceded per game, Flamengo 2.05 and 0.71, with the league averaging 1.26.
Sport Recife had been beaten in five straight games. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Sport Recife, 8/15 for Flamengo.
GioScore's database holds 19 meetings between the two: 3 for Sport Recife, 11 for Flamengo and 5 drawn, at 2.53 goals per meeting.
Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho, capacity 32,500, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 1-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sport Recife: Pablo (15') · Flamengo: Luiz Araújo (41'), Bruno Henrique (63'), Juninho (61'), Telles (80'), Ayrton Lucas (71')
Key stats
Possession: Sport Recife 25% · Flamengo 75% · Total shots: 7-36 · On target: 2-13 · Corners: 4-15