 With Tite's job on the line, Corinthians won the derby by 1 goal to 0.Picking up important victories on the competition, Corinthians had qualified to the final stage of the "Paulistão", defeating Oeste in the quarter-finals, Palmeiras in the semi-finals, and drawing against Santos on the first leg of the finals.Santos, however, won 2–1 in the second leg of the final match, winning their second state title in a row.