Down To Ten
Internacional
Internacional played the closing 62 minutes a man down after a 28′ dismissal.
- Sent off
- 28′
- Player
- Matheus Bahia
Serie A · Matchday 26Internacional
Braian Aguirre 48'
Bruno Henrique 90+1'
2 – 3
FT
HT 0–3
Santos
Gabriel Barbosa 8', 29'
Christian Oliva 39'
Serie A
Matchday 26Internacional2–3Santos
1.29
Expected goals
1.36
8′28′29′39′48′91′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: INT 1.29, SAN 1.36.
Match report
Internacional 2-3 Santos
Santos edged out Internacional 3-2 at Estádio Beira-Rio in Serie A. Barbosa opened the scoring for Santos on 8', Barbosa added his second on 29' from the penalty spot, Oliva made it 3-0 to Santos on 39', Aguirre pulled one back for Internacional on 48' and Henrique pulled one back for Internacional on 91' from the penalty spot.
Expected goals finished Internacional 1.29, Santos 1.36. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Santos held 59.0% of the ball.
The game turned on a dismissal: Bahia was sent off on 28', leaving Internacional 62 minutes to play a man short.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Santos graded out for clinical edge — 3 goals and 1.36 expected goals. Santos graded out for cynical press — 15 fouls and 4 yellow cards.
Gabriel Barbosa came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.9 for Santos from 2 goals and 2 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 33 fouls between them and 8 yellow cards, with Internacional conceding the most free-kicks (18).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
41%Possession59%
15Shots5
1.29xG1.36
What the numbers say
5 readsClinical Edge
Santos
Santos finished well above what their chances were worth — 3 goals from 1.36 xG.
- Goals
- 3
- Expected goals
- 1.36
- Overperformance
- +1.64
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Internacional scored on 91′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 91′
Cynical Press
Santos
Santos broke the game up whenever it got away from them — 15 fouls and 4 bookings.
- Fouls
- 15
- Yellow cards
- 4
Timeline
🟨5'
Benjamín Rollheiser
Foul
⚽8'
Gabriel Barbosa
Matheus Bahia · Card upgrade
📺27'
Matheus Bahia
Professional foul last man
🟥28'
⚽29'
Gabriel Barbosa (Pen)
⚽39'
Christian Oliva — assist: Benjamín Rollheiser
Half-time
Braian Aguirre ↑ Antonio Sanabria ↓
🔄46'
Braian Aguirre — assist: Thiago Maia
⚽48'
🔄55'
Arthur ↑ Gustavo Caballero ↓
🟨59'
Gabriel Barbosa
Time wasting
Paulinho Paula ↑ Thiago Maia ↓
🔄62'
Ronaldo
Foul
🟨65'
Vitinho
Argument
🟨69'
Paulinho Paula
Argument
🟨69'
🟨69'
Gustavinho
Argument
🟨69'
Gonzalo Escobar
Argument
Rodrigo Villagra ↑ Ronaldo ↓
🔄75'
Bruno Henrique ↑ Alan Patrick ↓
🔄75'
Braian Aguirre
Foul
🟨78'
🔄78'
Lima ↑ Gabriel Bontempo ↓
🔄78'
Thaciano ↑ Gabriel Barbosa ↓
🔄83'
Miguelito ↑ Benjamín Rollheiser ↓
🔄83'
João Schmidt ↑ Gustavinho ↓
Niclas Eliasson ↑ Johan Carbonero ↓
🔄85'
Vitinho · Penalty confirmed
📺88'
Bruno Henrique (Pen)
⚽90+1'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueEstádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
RefereeAlex Gomes Stefano, Brazil
CompetitionSerie A
Season2026
RoundMatchday 26
StatusMatch Finished