Match Report
Inter de Limeira went into the game 5th in the table on 17 points; Nova Venécia sat 4th on 22 — a 5-point gap. The last five rounds placed Inter de Limeira no better than 47th for form, against 5th in the standings. Per game in the league, Inter de Limeira were scoring 1.14 and conceding 1.14, Nova Venécia 1.36 and 0.93, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
6 matches unbeaten backed Nova Venécia's arrival.
With 30 matches recorded and 2.6 yellow cards per game, W. Machado Steffens was the man in the middle. The venue was Estádio Major José Levy Sobrinho in Limeira, with room for 20,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Inter de Limeira led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.