Internacional edges Bahia in Thrilling Porto Alegre Encounter
Internacional secured a hard-fought victory against Bahia with a score of 2 a 2 in a match held at Estádio José Pinheiro Borda. The game, valid for matchday 33 of the Brazilian Serie A, was characterized by intensity and controversy.
Internacional, with 37% possession, capitalized on their scoring opportunities. Vitinho emerged as the star of the match, scoring a brace in the 25th and 49th minutes, both assisted by Bruno Gomes. However, a goal disallowed by VAR for J. Carbonero in the 17th minute sparked controversy.
Bahia, who dominated possession with 63%, didn’t give up and persistently sought to score. Willian Jose reduced the deficit in the 60th minute with an assist from Ademir, and Tiago equalized the game in the 90th minute, assisted by David Duarte, sealing a dramatic draw.
The match was officiated by referee Lucas Paulo Torezin, who issued six yellow cards in total, four to Internacional players and two to Bahia players. Internacional committed a total of 22 fouls, while Bahia committed 15. In terms of shots, Internacional had 16 attempts (6 on target, 5 off target), while Bahia generated 14 shots (4 on target, 8 off target).
Substitutions bahia: at minute 58 Luciano Juba came in and Iago Borduchi went out., at minute 58 Michel Araujo came in and Everton Ribeiro went out., at minute 76 Erick Pulga came in and Nicolas Acevedo went out., at minute 76 Erick came in and Tiago went out., at minute 82 Ademir came in and Cauly went out.
Substitutions internacional: at minute 73 Thiago Maia came in and Richard went out., at minute 73 R. Borre came in and A. Rodriguez went out., at minute 79 Vitinho came in and Gustavo Prado went out., at minute 85 Alan Patrick came in and O. Romero went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Internacional
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