Match Report
In the standings it was São Bernardo 1st on 27 points, Paraná 2nd on 23 — separated by 4. The last five rounds placed Paraná no better than 30th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, São Bernardo ran at 0.93 scored and 0.21 conceded, Paraná at 0.93 and 0.57.
São Bernardo had not lost in 12 games.
Estádio José Maria de Campos Maia in Mirassol, capacity 14,534, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.