Rio Barra 0-3 Santa Cruz-RJ in the Carioca, Série C, round 5.

Rio Barra won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–L–L), scoring 3 and conceding 7.

Santa Cruz-RJ won 2, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 3 matches (D–W–W), scoring 8 and conceding 2.

The two sides have met 2 times: Rio Barra 1 win, Santa Cruz-RJ 1, 0 draws.