Santa Cruz 1-0 Decisão in the Pernambucano, Playoff round at Estádio do Arruda, Recife (60,044 capacity).

Santa Cruz won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–L–L), scoring 9 and conceding 8.

Decisão won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–W–L), scoring 6 and conceding 14.

The two sides have met 5 times: Santa Cruz 4 wins, Decisão 0, 1 draw.