Match Report
Internacional went into the game 1st in the table on 12 points; River Plate sat 2nd on 10 — a 2-point gap. River Plate had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Internacional were scoring 1.67 and conceding 1, River Plate 1.83 and 1.83, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Internacional had gone 6 games without a win.
The match was played at Estádio José Pinheiro Borda in Porto Alegre (capacity 51,300). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-1.