 On 6 May 2012, in the first leg of the final away to rivals Clube Atlético Paranaense, he opened a 2–2 draw.A week later, he struck the decisive effort as his team won in a penalty shootout at the Estadio Major Antonio do Couto Pereira.Ribeiro finished the 2012 campaign for "Coxa" as the club's topscorer in Série A along with teammate Deivid, with eight goals.