RIO DE JANEIRO (Interstat) — 7 de Abril scored three times in the opening 24 minutes and went on to beat Buzios 4-1 on Sunday at Estádio Proletário Guilherme da Silveira Filho. The hosts opened the scoring in the 13th minute, doubled the lead in the 20th and added a third in the 24th. Buzios answered in the 30th minute, but the visitors could not build on that goal. Buzios lost a player to a red card in the 70th minute, leaving the visitors short-handed for the closing stretch. 7 de Abril restored its three-goal cushion with a goal in the 84th minute. The win moved 7 de Abril to 3-3 in the competition and to 3-3 across all competitions. Buzios fell to 1-4 in the competition and 1-4 overall. 7 de Abril had entered off a shutout loss to Paduano EC, while Buzios had dropped a one-goal decision to Friburguense.