Match Report
Santos (8th, 38 pts) visited Internacional (18th, 28 pts) with 10 points between them. The last five rounds placed Santos 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 8th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.07/1.29 for Internacional and 1.52/1.48 for Santos (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.33.
Internacional were winless in 7.
29 meetings are on record — 12 won by Internacional, 3 by Santos, 14 drawn, at 2.55 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 31% of the meetings went to the host. 66% of these meetings featured a goal for each side. 3.6 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 2.55.
A. Gomes Stefano took charge of the match — our records show 81 games refereed with an average of 2.8 yellow cards per game. Estadio Beira-Rio staged the fixture, a ground that holds 50,842. On the scoreboard, Santos led 3-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Internacional: Braian Aguirre (48'), Bruno Henrique (90') · Santos: Gabriel Barbosa (8'), Gabriel Barbosa (29'), Christian Oliva (39')
Key stats
Possession: Internacional 41% · Santos 59% · Total shots: 15-5 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 7-2