PORTO ALEGRE. Internacional tops Goiás 4-2. Internacional was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estádio José Pinheiro Borda stadium in Porto Alegre on Sunday and it started at 11:00 am local time. The referee was Edina Alves Batista with the help of Neuza Ines Back and Daniel Paulo Ziolli. The 4th official was Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.8 degrees Celsius or 55.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 19 Total 15
- 10 On Target 8
- 9 Off Target 7
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 114 Attack 84
- 52 Dangerous attack 34
- 79 Ball safe 70
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 6
Fouls
- 15 Total 23
- 1 Yellow Cards 7
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Internacional had a strong ball possession 61% while Goiás was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Internacional was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Internacional won the match.
Internacional shot 19 times, 10 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Goiás shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Internacional received 2 yellow cards (Pedro Henrique and M. Menezes). Talking about the opposition, Goiás received 7 yellow cards (Dieguinho, Dada Belmonte, Luan Dias, Hugo, Danilo Barcelos, L. Halter and Maguinho).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Internacional will have 57 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Goiás will stay with 38 points like Bragantino to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Internacional will host Palmeiras on the 13th of November with a 14-14 head to head stats.
Goiás will host São Paulo on the 13th of November with a 14-10 head to head statistic in favor of São Paulo (3 draws).
Internacional – Formation
Internacional
84'
42', 57'
68'
Internacional started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luiz Antônio Venker de Menezes decided to play with the following team: Keiller , Fabricio Bustos , Rodrigo Moledo , Vitão , Renê , Johnny , Carlos De Pena , Maurício , Alan Patrick , Pedro Henrique and Alexandre Alemão .
The home team had on the bench: Lucas Ramos, Thauan Lara, Braian Romero, Kaique Rocha, Liziero , Daniel, Taison , Igor Gomes, Edenilson , Wanderson , Estêvão and David.
Substitutions
Internacional made 4 changes: Mauricio for Liziero (64′), Pedro Henrique for Edenilson (73′), Johnny for M. Wanderson (73′) and Alan Patrick for Taison (84′).
Best player: Carlos De Pena
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Internacional was Carlos De Pena.
His rating is with 1 goal, 70 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.
Goiás – Formation
Goiás
Goiás started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Jair Zaksauskas Ribeiro Ventura played with: Tadeu , Maguinho , Lucas Halter , Reynaldo , Hugo , Auremir , Dadá Belmonte , Dieguinho , Luan Dias , Vinicius and Pedro Raúl .
These were the players on the bench: Marquinhos Gabriel , Danilo Cardoso, Fellipe Bastos , Apodi, Pedro Junqueira , Danilo Barcelos , Marco Antônio, Matheus Sales, Marcelo Rangel, Caio Vinícius and Nicolas .
Substitutions
Goiás made 5 changes: Luan Dias for Pedrinho (62′), Vinicius for Marquinhos Gabriel (62′), Dieguinho for Nicolas (76′), Hugo for Danilo Barcelos (79′) and Auremir for Fellipe Bastos (87′).
Best player: Pedro Raúl
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Goiás was Pedro Raúl.
His rating is with 2 goals, 19 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Coritiba – Bragantino – 2-1
- Fortaleza – Avaí – 2-0
- Internacional – Goiás – 4-2
- Corinthians – Athletico PR – 2-1
- São Paulo – Botafogo – 0-1
- Fluminense – América Mineiro – 0-2
- Atlético Mineiro – Ceará – 0-0
