Match Report
12 points for Maracanã (7th), 16 for Santa Cruz de Natal RN (6th): a 4-point gap. Santa Cruz de Natal RN's recent output lagged their position: 47th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.12 goals per team per game, Maracanã ran at 0.93 scored and 1.5 conceded, Santa Cruz de Natal RN at 1.21 and 1.79.
Maracanã had lost three in a row. The last-five ledger: Maracanã 1/15, Santa Cruz de Natal RN 9/15.
The match was played at Estadio Municipal João Ronaldo (capacity 10,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Maracanã: Índio Potiguar (45'), Guilherme (81') · Santa Cruz de Natal RN: Yan (32')
Key stats
Total shots: 13-10 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 9-7