Match Report
4 points and 1 places separated them: Vasco U20 2nd with 3, XV de Piracicaba U20 1st with 7. Vasco da Gama U20's recent output lagged their position: 78th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Vasco U20 0.67 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, XV de Piracicaba U20 1.33 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.39.
12 matches unbeaten backed Vasco U20's arrival, having scored in 15 consecutive games. XV de Piracicaba U20 had been beaten in three straight games. The last-five ledger: Vasco U20 13/15, XV de Piracicaba U20 3/15.
The venue was Estádio Nicolau Alayon in Sao Paulo, with room for 19,900 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.