Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw
Best Odds: 5/1
Bookmaker: Zetbet
Internacional and Sao Paulo will lock horns with each other in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A next week. The match between Roger Machado’s side and Hernan Crespo’s team will be held at Estadio Beira-Rio and is scheduled to kick off at 12:30am UK time next Monday.
Internacional
SC Internacional are a massive club in Brazil and have a very strong and loyal fanbase. Clube do Povo finished ninth in the 2023 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and ended up third in the 2023 Campeonato Gaúcho campaign.
Colorado did well last season as well, finishing fifth in the Brazilian Serie A and winning the 2024 Campeonato Gaucho. Clube do Povo are not having the best of times at the moment, though, and are currently 10th in the league table with 21 points from 16 matches, six points above the relegation zone and five points behind sixth-placed Botafogo.
Internacional will take on Fluminense in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil on Thursday before facing Sao Paulo at home in the Brazilian Serie A next week. Clube do Povo beat Santos 2-1 away from home in the league last week, which came after a 1-0 win against Ceara in front of their fans in the Brazilian Serie A.
Team News:
Internacional are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Sao Paulo. Sergio Rochet will be in goal and will have Brian Aguirre, Vitao, Victor Gabriel and Alexander Bernabei in front of him in defence. Bruno Henrique and Thiago Maia will be the two holding midfielders. Wesley, Alan Patrick and Johan Carbonero will be three attacking midfielders. Rafael Borre will lead the line for Internacional.
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo are one of the biggest and most historic clubs in Brazil who have won multiple domestic and continental trophies. Tricolor Paulista are also one of only two clubs never to have been relegated from the top flight of Brazilian football.
It has not been a particularly great season for Sao Paulo so far, but things are changing. Hernan Crespo’s sie are eighth in the Brazilian Serie A table at the moment with 22 points from 17 matches, four points behind sixth-placed Botafogo and still in with a chance of progressing to the Copa Libertadores.
Sao Paulo will take on Athletico Paranaense in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil this week before facing Internacional in the Brazilian Serie A next week. Tricolor Paulista beat Fluminense 3-1 at home in the league last weekend, which came after a 1-0 victory over Juventude on the road in the Brazilian Serie A.
Team News:
Sao Paulo are likely to line up in a 3-5-2 formation against Internacional. Rafael will be in goal for the visiting team. Nahuel Ferraresi, Robert Arboleda and Alan Franco will be the three defenders. Cedric, Damian Bobadilla, Alisson, Marcos Antonio and Enzo Diaz will be the five players in midfield. Luciano and Ferreira will be the two centre-forwards.
Key Factors to Consider
- Internacional have won 5 of their 16 Brazilian Serie A games this season.
- Internacional have scored 17 goals in 16 Brazilian Serie A games this season.
- Internacional have conceded 20 goals in 16 Brazilian Serie A games this season.
- Sao Paulo have won 5 and lost 5 of their 17 Brazilian Serie A matches this campaign.
- Sao Paulo have scored 18 goals and conceded 19 goals in 17 Serie A matches this campaign.
Conclusion
Both Internacional and Sao Paulo are in good form at the moment, and the two sides will make this a very competitive game of football. It is likely to end up in a draw.
Prediction: Match to end in 1-1 draw
Best Odds: 5/1
Bookmaker: Zetbet
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