Match Report
4 points and 0 places separated them: Santos 3rd with 14, São Bento 3rd with 10. São Bento ranked just 15th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.17/1.42 for Santos and 0.42/1.17 for São Bento (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.12.
Santos had gone 6 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for Santos, 8/15 for São Bento.
Estádio Urbano Caldeira in Santos staged the fixture, a ground that holds 16,798. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.