PORTO ALEGRE. Internacional managed to turn the tables against Bahia to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Bahia to strike first with a goal of Biel at the 70′. Then it was a goal in the 72′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Fernando gave the win to Internacional in the 83′ minute.

The match was played at the Estádio José Pinheiro Borda stadium in Porto Alegre on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Rodrigo José Pereira de Lima with the support of Francisco Chaves Bezerra Junior and Luiz Carlos de França Costa. The 4th official was Michelangelo Martins de Almeida Junior. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 21.9 degrees Celsius or 71.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Internacional

2 - 1

Bahia

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 17 Total 9
  • 9 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 119 Attack 83
  • 49 Dangerous attack 31
  • 105 Ball safe 110
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 23 Total 12
  • 5 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Internacional was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Bahia that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Internacional was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Internacional won the match​.

Internacional shot 17 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Bahia shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Internacional received 5 yellow cards (Fabricio Bustos, Lucas Alario, Carlos de Pena, Maurício and Fernando). Regarding the opposition, Bahia received 3 yellow cards (Carlos de Pena, Jean Lucas and Everaldo).

Match Timeline

13'
Jean Lucas- Yellow
Maurício- Yellow
29'
Fernando- Yellow
41'
46'
Cauly- sub ->Ó. Estupiñán
Bruno Henrique- sub ->Bruno Gomes
46'
Gabriel Mercado- sub ->Thiago Maia
46'
Wesley- sub ->Lucca
46'
64'
Biel- sub ->Caio Alexandre
70'
Biel(goal)Jean Lucas
Wesley(goal)
72'
Lucas Alario- sub ->Wanderson
76'
80'
Everaldo- sub ->Thaciano
80'
Carlos de Pena- sub ->Éverton Ribeiro
Gustavo Prado Alves- sub ->Maurício
83'
Fernando(goal)Bruno Henrique
83'
Lucas Alario- Yellow
88'
Fabricio Bustos- Yellow
90'
90'
Everaldo- Yellow
90'
Carlos de Pena- Yellow
90'
Carlos de Pena- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Athletico PR
13
6
Bahia
13
6
Flamengo
11
6
Botafogo
10
6
São Paulo
10
6
Cruzeiro
10
5
Atlético Mineiro
9
5
Bragantino
9
6
Palmeiras
8
6
Fortaleza
7
5
Internacional
7
4
Grêmio
6
4
Vasco da Gama
6
6
Criciúma
5
3
Juventude
5
4
Corinthians
5
6
Fluminense
5
6
Vitória
1
5
Atlético GO
1
5
Cuiabá
0
4

After this match, Internacional has 3 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Bahia stays with 0 points (20th).

Next matches

Internacional – Formation

Internacional
G
Sergio Rochet 1.Uruguay
7.3
D
Fernando 5.Brazil
8.1
41' 83'
D
Renê 6.Brazil
7.1
D
Fabricio Bustos 16.Argentina
7.3
90'
D
Vitão 44.Brazil
7.1
M
Wanderson 11.Brazil
7.3
76'
M
Bruno Gomes 15.Brazil
7.0
46'
M
Maurício 27.Brazil
7.5
83' 29'
M
Thiago Maia 29.Brazil
7.0
46'
F
R. Borré 19.Colombia
7.1
F
Lucca 45.Brazil
6.7
46'
Substitutes
G
Anthoni 24.Brazil
D
Ali Çamdalı 2.Spain
D
Igor Gomes 3.Brazil
D
Gabriel Mercado 25.Argentina
7.0
46'
D
Alexandro Bernabéi 26.Argentina
M
Bruno Henrique 8.Brazil
7.5
46'
M
Rômulo 40.Brazil
M
Matheus Dias 41.Brazil
M
Gustavo Prado Alves 47.Brazil
6.3
83'
F
Wesley 21.Brazil
8.1
46' 72'
F
Lucas Alario 31.Argentina
6.8
76' 88'

Internacional adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Eduardo Germán Coudet decided to play with the following team: Sergio Rochet  (7.3), Fabricio Bustos (7.3), Vitão (7.1), Fernando (8.1), Renê (7.1), Maurício (7.5), Thiago Maia (7.0), Bruno Gomes (7.0), Wanderson (7.3), R. Borré (7.1) and Lucca (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Hugo Mallo, Igor Gomes, Bruno Henrique (7.5), Wesley (8.1), Anthoni, Alexandro Bernabéi, Gabriel Carvalho Teixeira, Rômulo, Matheus Dias, Gustavo Prado Alves (6.3), Gabriel Mercado (7.0) and Lucas Alario (6.8).

Substitutions

Internacional made 4 changes: Bruno Gomes for Bruno Henrique (46′), Thiago Maia for Gabriel Mercado (46′), Lucca for Wesley (46′) and Wanderson for Lucas Alario (76′).

Player of the match: Fernando​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Internacional was Fernando.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 74 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 6.

Bahia – Formation

Bahia
G
Marcos Felipe 22.Brazil
7.8
D
Kanu 4.Brazil
6.3
D
S. Arias 13.Colombia
7.0
D
V. Cuesta 15.Argentina
6.4
D
Luciano Juba 46.Brazil
6.4
M
Rezende 5.Brazil
7.3
M
Jean Lucas 6.Brazil
7.5
13'
M
Éverton Ribeiro 10.Brazil
7.0
80'
M
Caio Alexandre 19.Brazil
6.8
64'
F
Thaciano 16.Brazil
6.4
80'
F
Ó. Estupiñán 29.Colombia
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Adriel 23.Brazil
D
Gilberto 2.Brazil
D
Gabriel Xavier 3.Brazil
D
David Duarte 33.Brazil
D
Cicinho 40.Bulgaria
M
Cauly 8.Brazil
6.4
46'
M
Carlos de Pena 14.Uruguay
6.4
80' 90'
M
Yago Felipe 20.Brazil
F
Ademir 7.Brazil
F
Everaldo 9.Brazil
6.6
80' 90'
F
Biel 11.Brazil
7.7
64' 70'
F
Rafael Ratão 21.Brazil

Also Bahia adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Rogério Mücke Ceni played with: Marcos Felipe (7.8), S. Arias (7.0), Kanu (6.3), V. Cuesta (6.4), Luciano Juba (6.4), Jean Lucas (7.5), Rezende (7.3), Caio Alexandre (6.8), Éverton Ribeiro (7.0), Thaciano (6.4) and Ó. Estupiñán (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gilberto, Gabriel Xavier, Everaldo (6.6), Biel (7.7), Carlos de Pena (6.4), Yago Felipe, Rafael Ratão, Adriel, David Duarte, Cicinho, Ademir and Cauly (6.4).

Substitutions

Bahia made 4 changes: Éverton Ribeiro for Carlos de Pena (80′), Ó. Estupiñán for Cauly (46′), Caio Alexandre for Biel (64′) and Thaciano for Everaldo (80′).

Player of the match: Marcos Felipe​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bahia was the goalkeeper: Marcos Felipe. His rating is 7.75. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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