Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 14 apiece, Madureira 8th and São Bento 7th. On recent form Madureira sat only 60th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 8th overall. Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, Madureira ran at 0.86 scored and 1.14 conceded, São Bento at 0.71 and 0.93.
São Bento had not won in 12 games. From the last five rounds, Madureira held 8 points of 15 and São Bento 2.
The venue was Estádio Aniceto Moscoso in Rio de Janeiro, with room for 10,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.