Match Report
Paraná, 18th on 37 points, faced a 20-point deficit to Ponte Preta (8th, 57). Ponte Preta had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 8th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.42/1.29 for Ponte Preta and 0.89/1.32 for Paraná (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.08.
Paraná had been beaten in four straight games. The five-game form split read 8/15 points for Ponte Preta against 1/15 for Paraná.
The venue was Estádio Moisés Lucarelli in Campinas, with room for 19,722 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.