Internacional edges past Palmeiras in a tight encounter
Internacional defeated Palmeiras 1-0 in a thrilling match at the Estádio José Pinheiro Borda in Porto Alegre.
The match started at a frenetic pace, with Palmeiras having the first clear chance in the 8th minute, but Lazaro’s goal was ruled out for offside.
Internacional opened the scoring in the 31st minute when Bruno Henrique converted a pass from F. Bustos to make it 1-0.
In the second half, both teams made numerous substitutions in search of a goal, but Internacional held onto their lead until the final whistle.
Statistics:
* Internacional: 40% possession, 16 shots (7 on target, 3 off target), 4 corners, 18 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards
* Palmeiras: 60% possession, 17 shots (5 on target, 6 off target), 11 corners, 6 fouls, 0 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Internacional secured an important victory that moves them closer to the top of the table.
Substitutions palmeiras: at minute 46 Felipe Anderson came in and Dudu went out., at minute 60 Marcos Rocha came in and A. Giay went out., at minute 66 Ze Rafael came in and Raphael Veiga went out., at minute 66 Gabriel Menino came in and A. Moreno went out., at minute 75 Rony came in and Murilo went out.
Substitutions internacional: at minute 46 Lucca came in and R. Borre went out., at minute 72 Gustavo Prado came in and G. Carvalho Teixeira went out., at minute 79 Igor Gomes came in and Vitao went out., at minute 79 Bruno Gomes came in and Bruno Henrique went out., at minute 85 Hyoran came in and Wesley Ribeiro went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Internacional
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