Match Report
Inter de Lages went into the game 2nd in the table on 9 points; Nova Iguaçu sat 4th on 3 — a 6-point gap. Nova Iguaçu's recent output lagged their position: 54th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Inter de Lages were scoring 1.17 and conceding 1.83, Nova Iguaçu 1 and 1.83, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Nova Iguaçu. From the last five rounds, Inter de Lages held 9 points of 15 and Nova Iguaçu 0.
Estádio Vidal Ramos Júnior, capacity 11,800, hosted the game. Inter de Lages led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Inter de Lages: Lagoa (10'), Lagoa (20'), Luizinho (90'), Luizinho (53') · Nova Iguaçu: Murilo Henrique (23'), Dieguinho (81'), Raniel (64')
Key stats
Possession: Inter de Lages 50% · Nova Iguaçu 50% · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 2-10