Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Palmeiras (1st, 16 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Tigre (4th, 1 pts). On recent form Tigre sat only 30th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Palmeiras 2.83 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, Tigre 0.5 and 2.83, with the league averaging 1.45.
Defeat had followed defeat for Palmeiras — four in succession.
Allianz Parque in Sao Paulo, capacity 43,713, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Palmeiras led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 5-0.