Match Report
Novorizontino U20 went into the game 2nd in the table on 12 points; Ituano U20 sat 3rd on 19 — a 7-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Ituano U20: only 105th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 1.63 goals per team per game, Novorizontino U20 ran at 1 scored and 0.67 conceded, Ituano U20 at 1.4 and 1.
Ituano U20 had won five straight, having scored in 12 consecutive games.
The venue was Estádio Dr. Jorge Ismael de Biasi in Novo Horizonte, with room for 16,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-0.