Match Report
23 points for Nacional SP (5th), 26 for São Caetano (1st): a 3-point gap. Recent form told a different story for São Caetano: only 15th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Nacional SP ran at 1.29 scored and 0.71 conceded, São Caetano at 1.93 and 1.07.
São Caetano had not lost in 12 games, having scored in 10 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Nacional SP held 5 points of 15 and São Caetano 11.
L. Canetto Bellote took charge of the match — our records show 64 games refereed with an average of 2.2 yellow cards per game. Estádio Nicolau Alayon in Sao Paulo, capacity 19,900, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Nacional SP led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.