Match Report
2 points and 3 places separated them: Sampaio Corrêa RJ 2nd with 15, Serrano RJ 5th with 13. The last five rounds placed Serrano RJ no better than 21st for form, against 5th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Sampaio Corrêa RJ ran at 1.57 scored and 0.43 conceded, Serrano RJ at 1.5 and 1.5.
Sampaio Corrêa RJ's unbeaten run stood at 10. Serrano RJ had lost five in a row. From the last five rounds, Sampaio Corrêa RJ held 13 points of 15 and Serrano RJ 0.
The venue was Estádio Lourival Gomes de Almeida in Saquarema, with room for 3,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sampaio Corrêa RJ led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.