América-MG 2-1 Sampaio Corrêa-RJ in the Copa Sul-Sudeste , round 4 at Arena Independência, Belo Horizonte (23,000 capacity).

América-MG won 0, drew 2 and lost 2 of their previous 4 matches (L–D–D–L), scoring 5 and conceding 9.

Sampaio Corrêa-RJ won 2, drew 2 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–W–D–W), scoring 6 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 1 time: América-MG 1 win, Sampaio Corrêa-RJ 0, 0 draws.