Match Report
Rio Claro SP U20, 16th on 4 points, faced a 27-point deficit to Portuguesa U20 (3rd, 31). Rio Claro SP U20 had been under-performing their position — 46th on five-round form against 16th in the table. Per game in the league, Portuguesa U20 were scoring 2.2 and conceding 1, Rio Claro SP U20 0.53 and 3.07, against a competition average of 1.52 goals per team per game.
Portuguesa U20 came in having won five on the spin. Rio Claro SP U20 arrived off three straight defeats. Over the last five, Portuguesa U20 had taken 15 of 15 points to Rio Claro SP U20's 4.
The venue was Estádio Dr. Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte in Sao Paulo, with room for 21,004 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.