Maranhão 1-3 Ceará in the Copa do Nordeste, round 5 at Estádio Governador João Castelo, São Luís (40,000 capacity).

Maranhão won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–L–D), scoring 3 and conceding 12.

Ceará won 2, drew 2 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–D–W–W), scoring 9 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 2 times: Maranhão 0 wins, Ceará 2, 0 draws.