MURIAE, Brazil (Interstat) — Nacional de Muriae scored twice after halftime to beat visiting Nova Lavras 2-1. Nova Lavras opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Nacional de Muriae equalized in the 52nd minute and took the lead in the 56th. The home side then held off Nova Lavras for the rest of the match. Nacional de Muriae improved to 3-0 in the competition and 3-0 across all competitions. Nova Lavras fell to 0-1 in the competition and 0-1 overall. Earlier this season, Nacional de Muriae beat Inter de Minas 1-0 and Santarritense 3-0. The comeback gave Nacional de Muriae another strong result and kept its perfect record intact. Nova Lavras, which struck first, could not find a second goal and remained without a win. The visitors were unable to respond after the second goal. Nacional de Muriae protected the narrow advantage late.