Match Report
14 points and 10 places separated them: Palmeiras II 16th with 17, Sertãozinho 6th with 31. Recent form told a different story for Sertãozinho: only 13th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Against a league average of 1.39 goals per team per game, Palmeiras II ran at 1.24 scored and 1.94 conceded, Sertãozinho at 1.63 and 1.32.
Palmeiras II had lost three in a row.
Estádio Municipal Alfredo Chiavegato in Estádio Municipal Alfredo Chiavegato staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Palmeiras II led 2-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-3.