Match Report
Tupã went into the game 18th in the table on 18 points; Rio Preto sat 17th on 20 — a 2-point gap. The last five rounds placed Rio Preto 10th in the league for form — higher than their 17th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Tupã 1.05 scored and 1.37 conceded per game, Rio Preto 1.16 and 1.47, with the league averaging 1.26.
8 games without a win framed Tupã's arrival. The last-five ledger: Tupã 2/15, Rio Preto 10/15.
The match was played at Estádio Alonso de Carvalho Braga in Tupa (capacity 5,515). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.