Match Report
The table read 2nd (São Paulo, 11 pts) against 3rd (Sporting Cristal, 4 pts), 7 points apart. On recent form Sporting Cristal sat only 23rd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Against a league average of 1.41 goals per team per game, São Paulo ran at 1.5 scored and 0.33 conceded, Sporting Cristal at 0.5 and 1.67.
The match was played at Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) (São Paulo, São Paulo). Half-time and full-time told different stories: São Paulo led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.


