SãO PAULO, SãO PAULO. São Paulo conquers Internacional 1-0 after G. Sara scored just 1 goal (5′).

The match was played at the Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo (Morumbi) (São Paulo, São Paulo) stadium in São Paulo, São Paulo on Sunday and it started at 9:15 pm local time. The referee was André Luiz de Freitas Castro with the assistance of Fabricio Vilarinho Da Silva and Bruno Raphael Pires. The 4th official was Matheus Delgado Candançan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. São Paulo was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Internacional that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

São Paulo was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why São Paulo won the match​.

São Paulo shot 21 times, 8 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Internacional shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

São Paulo didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Internacional received 2 yellow cards (V. Cuesta and K. Rocha).

Standings

After this match, São Paulo will have 37 points like Atlético GO to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Internacional will stay with 41 points like Corinthians to stay in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, São Paulo will play away against Bahia on the 7th of November with a 10-6 head to head stats in favor of São Paulo (5 draws).

Internacional will host Grêmio on the 6th of November with a 10-8 head to head in favor of Grêmio (14 draws).

São Paulo – Formation

São Paulo started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Rogério Mücke Ceni decided to play with the following team: Tiago Volpi (7.1), Luis Orejuela (6.8), Robert Arboleda (7.5), Miranda (7.6), Léo (7.2), Reinaldo (8.8), Igor Gomes (6.9), Liziero (7.0), Gabriel Sara (8.3), Luciano (7.0) and Emiliano Rigoni (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Bruno Alves (6.4), Shaylon, Lucas Perri, Gabriel Neves, Welington, Pablo, Igor Vinícius (6.9), Vitor Bueno, Marquinhos (6.8), Éder (6.2), Martín Benítez (6.8) and Thiago Couto.

Substitutions

São Paulo made 5 changes: L. Orejuela for Igor Vinicius (46′), E. Rigoni for M. Benitez (64′), Luciano for Marquinhos (64′), Leo for Eder (80′) and Reinaldo for B. Alves (87′).

Best player: Reinaldo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for São Paulo was Reinaldo even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.8) with 39 passes (89% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 11 crosses.

Internacional – Formation

Internacional started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Regarding the opposition, Diego Vicente Aguirre Camblor played with: Marcelo Lomba (7.9), Renzo Saravia (5.8), Bruno Méndez (6.9), Víctor Cuesta (6.2), Paulo Victor (6.4), Johnny (6.8), Rodrigo Lindoso (7.1), Gabriel Boschilia (6.5), Edenilson (7.1), Juan Manuel Cuesta (7.0) and Maurício (6.5), Yuri Alberto.

They had on the bench: Caio Vidal (6.4), Zé Gabriel (6.6), Kaique Rocha (6.7), Emerson Júnior, Vitor Hugo and Gustavo Maia (6.6).

Substitutions

Internacional made 4 changes: Paulo Victor for K. Rocha (46′), G. Boschilia for Caio (46′), J. Cuesta for G. Maia (58′) and R. Saravia for Ze Gabriel (83′).

Best player: Marcelo Lomba​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Internacional was the goalkeeper: Marcelo Lomba. His rating is 7.90. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​

• São Paulo – Internacional – 1-0
• América Mineiro – Fortaleza – 2-1
• Grêmio – Palmeiras – 1-3
• Ceará – Fluminense – 1-0
• Sport Recife – Atlético GO – 2-0