Match Report
Itabuna went into the game 3rd in the table on 24 points; Portuguesa RJ sat 2nd on 25 — a 1-point gap. Itabuna's recent output lagged their position: 41st on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Itabuna were scoring 1.14 and conceding 0.64, Portuguesa RJ 1.29 and 0.43, against a competition average of 1.12 goals per team per game.
10 matches unbeaten backed Portuguesa RJ's arrival.
The venue was Estádio Antônio Afonso de Melo in Alto Araguaia, with room for 4,500 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.