Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Portuguesa 1st with 32 points, RB Brasil 16th with 7, 25 apart. Portuguesa's recent output lagged their position: 5th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1 goals per team per game, RB Brasil ran at 0.8 scored and 1.73 conceded, Portuguesa at 1.47 and 0.4.
RB Brasil were winless in 7. Portuguesa had won four straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: RB Brasil 2/15, Portuguesa 12/15.
The venue was Estádio Moisés Lucarelli in Campinas, with room for 19,722 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Portuguesa led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.