Overview

• Barra held Santa Cruz to a 0–0 draw in the second leg on October 4 at Arena Barra in Itajaí after winning the first leg 2–1 in Pernambuco.
• The result delivers Barra's first national title since the club’s founding in 2013.
• Both finalists had already secured promotion to the 2026 Série C by advancing to the competition’s top four.
• Barra’s campaign was the competition’s best, with 15 wins, and the team kept control for most of the decisive match with goalkeeper Ewerton preserving the clean sheet late.
• The club also qualified for the 2026 Copa do Brasil, with Terra reporting direct entry in the third phase under CBF’s updated calendar, while Santa Cruz coped with key suspensions and lost Renato to injury during the return leg.