Sport Recife 5-0 Maranhão in the Copa do Nordeste, round 4 at Ilha do Retiro, Recife (27,500 capacity).

Maranhão won 0, drew 2 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–D–L–L), scoring 4 and conceding 10.

The two sides have met 1 time: Sport Recife 1 win, Maranhão 0, 0 draws.