União Central 1-2 Vera Cruz in the Carioca, Série C, round 3.

União Central won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–D), scoring 10 and conceding 8.

Vera Cruz won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–D–L–W), scoring 7 and conceding 3.

The two sides have met 3 times: União Central 1 win, Vera Cruz 2, 0 draws.