Match Report
The table read 3rd (Nacional AM, 8 pts) against 2nd (Rio Branco, 15 pts), 7 points apart. Nacional AM had been under-performing their position — 28th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Nacional AM were scoring 1.25 and conceding 1.5, Rio Branco 1.25 and 0.75, against a competition average of 1.14 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Nacional AM. Rio Branco were unbeaten in 5. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Nacional AM against 11/15 for Rio Branco.
Arena Amazônia staged the fixture, a ground that holds 45,000. Rio Branco led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Rio Branco: Evandro (2'), Evandro (55')