Match Report
12 points and 4 places separated them: Ponte Preta 1st with 36, Portuguesa Santista 5th with 24. Portuguesa Santista ranked just 15th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.93/0.93 for Ponte Preta and 1.6/1.4 for Portuguesa Santista (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.27.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Ponte Preta, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The match was played at Estádio Moisés Lucarelli in Campinas (capacity 19,722). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.