Santa Cruz 1-0 Ituano in the Brasileirão Série C, round 13 at Estádio do Arruda, Recife (60,044 capacity).

Santa Cruz won 2, drew 2 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–D–D), scoring 6 and conceding 4.

Ituano won 1, drew 3 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (D–D–D–L–W), scoring 4 and conceding 4.

The two sides have met 3 times: Santa Cruz 2 wins, Ituano 0, 1 draw.