Match Report
16 points for Flamengo (1st), 2 for Sporting Cristal (4th): a 14-point gap. Sporting Cristal had been under-performing their position — 27th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Flamengo 2.5 scored and 1 conceded per game, Sporting Cristal 0.5 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.35.
Over the last five, Flamengo had taken 10 of 15 points to Sporting Cristal's 4.
The venue was Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro, with room for 20,113 spectators. On the scoreboard, Flamengo led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.