Match Report
Retrô went into the game 1st in the table on 33 points; Sousa sat 3rd on 23 — a 10-point gap. On recent form Sousa sat only 40th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Per game in the league, Retrô were scoring 1.93 and conceding 0.43, Sousa 1.29 and 1.21, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
Estádio Luiz José de Lacerda in Caruaru staged the fixture, a ground that holds 46,154. Retrô led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.