Match Report
Oeste went into the game 4th in the table on 20 points; Portuguesa RJ sat 3rd on 21 — a 1-point gap. Oeste had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Oeste were scoring 1 and conceding 1.07, Portuguesa RJ 0.93 and 0.71, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Portuguesa RJ. Over the last five, Oeste had taken 6 of 15 points to Portuguesa RJ's 13.
Centro de Treinamento Vila Porto in Sao Paulo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 31,500. On the scoreboard, Oeste led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-1 the final score.