RECIFE (Interstat) — Santa Cruz U20 defeated Sao Raimundo RR U20 2-1 on Wednesday at Estádio Jóse do Rego Maciel in Recife, Brazil, behind first-half goals from Leo Carvalho and Anderson Isaias. Carvalho opened the scoring in the 8th minute, and Isaias doubled the lead in the 22nd. Santa Cruz led 2-0 at halftime. Sao Raimundo cut the deficit in the 64th minute, but Santa Cruz held on for the win. Santa Cruz improved to 2-0 in this competition and 5-0 across all competitions. Sao Raimundo fell to 1-1 in the competition and 1-1 overall. Sao Raimundo had beaten Nacional-AM U20 4-3 in its previous competition match. Santa Cruz remained perfect in all competitions this season. Santa Cruz previously beat America PE U20 2-1 and CSA U20 1-0. Santa Cruz next hosts Petrolina U20 in Pernambucano U20 play. The final score was 2-1.