CANTAGALO, Brazil (Interstat) — Serra Macaense defeated Santa Cruz RJ 3-0 on Monday at Estádio Antônio Ferreira de Medeiros, using three second-half goals to remain perfect in the competition. Santa Cruz RJ played a man down after receiving a red card in the 29th minute. Serra Macaense broke through in the 46th minute, struck again in the 51st and added a final goal in the 84th. The win lifted Serra Macaense to 3 wins and 0 losses in the competition and 3 wins and 0 losses across all competitions. Santa Cruz RJ dropped to 1 win and 2 losses in the competition and 1 win and 2 losses across all competitions. Serra Macaense previously beat FC Rio de Janeiro and Cardoso Moreira. Santa Cruz RJ had defeated Cardoso Moreira before losing to Belford Roxo. The visitors could not recover after the early sending-off, while Serra Macaense controlled the second half and closed out the shutout.