Independente-PR 2-0 Galo Maringá in the Paranaense, round 1 at Arena da Baixada, Curitiba (43,000 capacity).

Independente-PR won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–W–W–W), scoring 14 and conceding 10.

Galo Maringá won 3, drew 2 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–D–W–D–W), scoring 19 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 3 times: Independente-PR 2 wins, Galo Maringá 0, 1 draw.