Match Report
4 points for Villa Nova (4th), 8 for Itabirito (4th): a 4-point gap. Villa Nova's recent output lagged their position: 12th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.09 goals per team per game, Villa Nova ran at 0.5 scored and 2.13 conceded, Itabirito at 0.88 and 1.38.
Defeat had followed defeat for Villa Nova — four in succession. Itabirito had gone 6 games without a win.
Estádio Municipal Castor de Cifuentes in Nova Lima, capacity 5,160, hosted the game. Itabirito led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Villa Nova: Rodrigo Gaia (90') · Itabirito: David Lucas (37'), Jamerson (43'), Ramon (60'), Léo Reis (32')




