Match Report
12 points and 5 places separated them: América RN 1st with 17, Santa Cruz de Natal RN 6th with 5. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, América RN ran at 2.29 scored and 0.43 conceded, Santa Cruz de Natal RN at 1.29 and 2.71.
América RN's unbeaten run stood at 6. The last-five ledger: América RN 11/15, Santa Cruz de Natal RN 5/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 13 games: 10 América RN wins, 1 for Santa Cruz de Natal RN, 2 draws, at 2.46 goals per meeting.
Arena das Dunas staged the fixture, a ground that holds 35,000. On the scoreboard, América RN led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
América RN: Carlos Coppetti (2'), Natan Masiero (29' og), Wellington Tanque (90')
Key stats
Possession: América RN 50% · Santa Cruz de Natal RN 50%