“Vitinho scores inside the opening minute, assisted by Alan Patrick, to give Internacional an immediate lead.”
Pivotal“Alan Patrick doubles Internacional's lead with a right-footed finish after a scramble from a blocked shot and a corner.”
Pivotal“Andre Luiz Santos Dias pulls one back for Corinthians moments after coming on, giving the visitors late hope.”
Internacional
Corinthians
Outstanding performance
Internacional•MidfielderInternacional needed just 60 seconds to set the tone, with Vitinho converting Alan Patrick's assist to silence a Corinthians side that would go on to dominate the ball almost 3-to-1. Despite Corinthians controlling 72% possession, completing 593 passes to Inter's 239, and firing 22 shots to Inter's 17, they struggled to turn pressure into end product, managing just 3 big chances and missing 2 of them. Internacional's approach was built on defensive discipline and ruthless efficiency — 28 tackles to Corinthians' 9 — soaking up pressure before Alan Patrick turned provider into scorer in the 77th minute, finishing off his own earlier assist sequence to make it 2-0. Andre Luiz Santos Dias pulled one back for Corinthians just three minutes later with a well-taken response, but by then Internacional's lead and the clock were working against a late comeback, with eight yellow cards and a feisty finish underlining the derby intensity of the occasion.
How entertaining was this match?
Gustavo Henrique Vernes takes a header, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Johan Carbonero takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Andre Luiz Santos Dias takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Andre Luiz Santos Dias takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Paulo Lucas Santos de Paula takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Matheus Pereira da Silva is on, and Rodrigo Garro is off.
Pedro Raul Garay da Silva comes on for Memphis Depay.
Bruno Gomes da Silva Clevelario takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Johan Carbonero attempts a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Rodrigo GarroYellow CardRodrigo Garro receives a yellow card.
Shot! Andre Luiz Santos Dias scores with a header.
assist: Vitinho
Goal! Andre Luiz Santos Dias scores to make it 2-1, assisted by Victor Vinicius Coelho Santos.
Guilherme Inacio is on, and Yuri Alberto is off.
Victor Vinicius Coelho Santos is on, and Gabriel Armando de Abreu is off.
Shot on goal! Alan Patrick Lourenco takes a right-footed shot and scores.
assist: Bruno Henrique
Goal! Alan Patrick Lourenco scores to make it 2-0, assisted by Bruno Henriaque Corsini.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Andre Luiz Santos Dias takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Ronaldo Da Silva Souza is substituted off for Jose Carlos Ferreira Junior.
On Johan Carbonero, off Alerrandro Barra Mansa Realino de Souza.
Andre Luiz Santos Dias takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Andre Luiz Santos Dias attempts a header, but it is blocked.
Kaio takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Kaio takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Vitor Naum takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Bruno Henriaque Corsini comes on for Thiago Maia Alencar.
Matheus Bahia comes on for Alexandro Bernabei.
Offside.
Kaio takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Kaio takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Memphis Depay takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card shown to Paulo Lucas Santos de Paula.
Gustavo HenriqueYellow CardYellow card shown to Gustavo Henrique Vernes.
Yuri Alberto's left-footed shot is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Alexandro Bernabei takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Thiago Maia Alencar attempts a header but misses the shot.
Alerrandro Barra Mansa Realino de Souza takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Yuri Alberto takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Rodrigo VillagraYellow CardYellow card shown to Rodrigo Villagra.
Offside.
Paulo Lucas Santos de Paula comes on for Braian Aguirre.
Substitution: Andre Luiz Santos Dias comes on for Breno Bidon.
First half ends with a score of 1-0.
Alexandro BernabeiYellow CardAlexandro Bernabei receives a yellow card.
Memphis Depay takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Kaio's left-footed shot is blocked.
Offside.
Braian Aguirre takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Yellow card issued to Kaio.
Yuri Alberto takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Matheus Franca Silva takes a shot, but Matheuzinho saves it with his right foot.
Matheus Lima Beltrao Oliveira takes a left-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Alan Patrick Lourenco takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Braian Aguirre takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Thiago Maia Alencar takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Breno BidonYellow CardBreno Bidon receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Memphis Depay takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Braian Aguirre takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Vitor Naum takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Shot by Matheus Franca Silva is blocked by Matheuzinho.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Yuri Alberto takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Alerrandro Barra Mansa Realino de Souza attempts a header but misses the shot.
Offside.
Vitor Naum scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Alan Patrick
Goal! Vitor Naum scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Alan Patrick Lourenco.
Kick-off! The referee is Felipe Fernandes de Lima.
Internacional hand Eduardo Baptista his first match in charge as they battle to escape the relegation zone, hosting a Corinthians side limping through a six-game losing streak. With both clubs desperate for a response, this historic interstate rivalry at Beira-Rio carries unusually heavy stakes for mid-October.
