Sport Recife 2-1 Santa Cruz in the Pernambucano, round 7 at Ilha do Retiro, Recife (27,500 capacity).

Santa Cruz won 2, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 4 matches (W–L–L–W), scoring 7 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 10 times: Sport Recife 6 wins, Santa Cruz 1, 3 draws.