Match Report
4 points and 4 places separated them: Santos 14th with 29, Internacional 18th with 25. Recent form flatters Santos's table spot — 8th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 14th. Scoring rates set the scale: Santos 1.42 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Internacional 1.04 and 1.24, with the league averaging 1.32.
Internacional had gone 5 games without a win. Santos had banked 8 of the last 15 points on offer; Internacional, 2.
Across 28 recorded meetings, Santos have 3 wins to Internacional's 11, with 14 draws, at 2.54 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 32% of those meetings.
The venue was Estádio Urbano Caldeira, with room for 16,798 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Santos: Neymar (56') · Internacional: Zé Ivaldo (46' og), Johan Carbonero (90')
Key stats
Possession: Santos 61% · Internacional 39% · Total shots: 11-17 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 3-8