Santa Cruz-RJ 2-1 Paraty in the Carioca, Série C, Final at Estádio da Rua Bariri, Rio de Janeiro (12,000 capacity).

Santa Cruz-RJ won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–D–W–L), scoring 15 and conceding 7.

Paraty won 3, drew 2 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (D–D–W–W–W), scoring 11 and conceding 3.

The two sides have met 5 times: Santa Cruz-RJ 3 wins, Paraty 1, 1 draw.