Match Report
Nova Iguaçu went into the game 6th in the table on 16 points; Madureira sat 7th on 15 — a 1-point gap. Per game in the league, Nova Iguaçu were scoring 0.73 and conceding 0.82, Madureira 1 and 0.73, against a competition average of 1.09 goals per team per game.
A. Trindade da Silva officiated: 12 games logged, averaging 3.3 yellow cards each. Estádio Jânio de Moraes in Nova Iguaçu staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Nova Iguaçu: Kennyd Lucas (23') · Madureira: Marcelo (15'), Renato Henrique (65')