Match Report
The table gap was wide: 32 points between Grêmio (9th, 49 pts) and Sport Recife (20th, 17 pts). Per game in the league, Sport Recife were scoring 0.74 and conceding 1.97, Grêmio 1.24 and 1.32, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Sport Recife — ten in succession. From the last five rounds, Sport Recife held 0 points of 15 and Grêmio 7.
21 meetings are on record — 10 won by Sport Recife, 5 by Grêmio, 6 drawn, at 3.05 goals per meeting. The recent editions have closed up — 1.6 goals per game over the last five against 3.05 all-time.
The match was played at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho (capacity 32,500). Grêmio led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Grêmio: Franco Cristaldo (48'), Gustavo Martins (42'), Carlos Vinícius (31'), Carlos Vinícius (29')
Key stats
Possession: Sport Recife 43% · Grêmio 57% · Total shots: 11-13 · On target: 3-8 · Corners: 1-5