Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Náutico 9th with 25 points, Remo 2nd with 9, 16 apart. The last five rounds placed Remo no better than 13th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Náutico were scoring 1.79 and conceding 1.32, Remo 1 and 1.17, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho in Recife (capacity 22,856). On the scoreboard, Náutico led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-1.