Cuiabá's coach Eduardo Barros attributed the team's evolution to greater stability, which has successfully repeated formations and patterns of play more frequently. The team's recent consistency was evident in their 3-0 win over Náutico, a very strong team that was vice-leader in the first round. Barros stated, "We managed to repeat patterns in recent games and, against a very strong team, we had the competence and also a bit of luck to transform that superiority into goals." The team's offensive performance was impressive, with 28 shots on goal and nine of them on target.