Match Report
The table read 3rd (Inter de Limeira, 3 pts) against 1st (Santa Cruz, 9 pts), 6 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Inter de Limeira: only 21st in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, Inter de Limeira were scoring 2.33 and conceding 2.33, Santa Cruz 1 and 0, against a competition average of 1.14 goals per team per game.
Santa Cruz had been beaten in three straight games.
The venue was Estádio Major José Levy Sobrinho, with room for 20,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Inter de Limeira: Matheus Vinicius da Silva (76' og) · Santa Cruz: Ronald (60'), Saulo (75' og)
Key stats
Possession: Inter de Limeira 65% · Santa Cruz 35% · Total shots: 17-4 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 11-0