Sousa 4-1 Confiança in the Copa do Nordeste, round 1 at Estádio Antônio Mariz, Sousa (12,000 capacity).

Sousa won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–L–W–W), scoring 10 and conceding 8.

The two sides have met 3 times: Sousa 2 wins, Confiança 1, 0 draws.