Match Report
Santa Cruz (4th, 10 pts) visited Náutico (1st, 18 pts) with 8 points between them. Scoring rates set the scale: Náutico 2.71 scored and 0.57 conceded per game, Santa Cruz 1.71 and 1.14, with the league averaging 1.5.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 6 for Náutico, 0 for Santa Cruz and 1 drawn, at 2.43 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 29% of the wins in this matchup.
Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho, capacity 22,856, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Náutico led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Náutico: Paulo Sérgio (73'), Paulo Sérgio (45')
Key stats
Possession: Náutico 54% · Santa Cruz 46% · Total shots: 15-6 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 8-3




