Match Report
Portuguesa RJ went into the game 2nd in the table on 25 points; Serra sat 5th on 19 — a 6-point gap. Serra had been under-performing their position — 25th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.12 goals per team per game, Portuguesa RJ ran at 1.29 scored and 0.43 conceded, Serra at 1.14 and 1.29.
Portuguesa RJ had not lost in 7 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The venue was Estádio Proletário Guilherme da Silveira Filho in Rio de Janeiro, with room for 5,600 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.