Match Report
Tupi went into the game 11th in the table on 11 points; Serranense sat 12th on 7 — a 4-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Tupi 1.18 scored and 1.55 conceded per game, Serranense 0.73 and 1.82, with the league averaging 0.95.
Tupi came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Serranense entered with three losses in a row. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Tupi, 1/15 for Serranense.
The venue was Estádio Municipal Radialista Mário Helênio in Juiz de Fora, with room for 20,113 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Serranense led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.


