PIRAJUÍ, Brazil (Interstat) — Fortaleza defeated Sport Recife 2-0 on Friday at Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho, using first-half stoppage time and a second-half goal to secure the road result. Tomas Cardona opened the scoring in the 45th minute plus three of first-half stoppage time, and Rodriguinho, who played the full match, scored Fortaleza’s second goal in the 69th minute. Mailton recorded an assist. Cardona also received a yellow card before being substituted in the 66th minute. Fortaleza improved to 1-0-1 in the competition and across all competitions. Sport Recife dropped to 0-1-1 in both. The match featured eight yellow cards, with Marcelo Ajul and Jailson each booked twice. Both teams made six substitutions. Fortaleza’s Mauricio Junior and Cantillo J. also were substituted in the second half. Fortaleza protected the clean sheet despite late bookings. Fortaleza’s previous result was a 2-2 draw against CRB, while Sport Recife had drawn 1-1 at Atletico GO.