Serie A: Internacional recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Ceará 2-1
PORTO ALEGRE. Internacional found a way to turn the table against Ceará to win 2-1.
PORTO ALEGRE. Internacional succeeded in turn the table against Ceará to win 2-1. It was Ceará to strike first with an early goal of V. Lima at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 65′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Alan Patrick gave the win to Internacional in the 78′ minute with a penalty. Internacional was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estádio José Pinheiro Borda stadium in Porto Alegre on Wednesday and it started at 9:45 pm local time. The referee was Ramon Abatti with the help of Eder Alexandre and Thiago Americano Labes. The 4th official was Jonathan Benkenstein Pinheiro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 21.2 degrees Celsius or 70.14 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 79%.
Match Statistics
Internacional was in firm control of the ball 63% while Ceará was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Internacional was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Internacional won the encounter.
Internacional shot 22 times, 6 on target, 16 off target. On the opposite side, Ceará shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Internacional received 1 yellow card (M. Menezes). On the opposite side, Ceará received 2 yellow cards (Geovane and Luiz Otavio).
After this match, Internacional will have 61 points like Flamengo to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Ceará will stay with 34 points to stay in the 16th place.
Match Events
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6'6'
V. Lima (Penalty)
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45'45'
Geovane
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46'46'
Weverton
Igor Gomes
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60'60'
Victor Luis
Diego
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65'65'
Edenilson
Carlos de Pena
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67'67'
M. Menezes
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72'72'
Ze Roberto
Nino Paraiba
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73'73'
Michel Macedo
Cleber
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74'74'
Mauricio
Pedro Henrique
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74'74'
David
Braian Romero
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76'76'
Luiz Otavio
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78'78'
Alan Patrick (Penalty)
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80'80'
Guilherme Castilho
Fernando Sobral
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81'81'
Iury Castilho
Geovane
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84'84'
Taison
Wanderson
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84'84'
Lucas Ramos
Alan Patrick
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Internacional will play away against América Mineiro on the 2nd of November with a 9-3 head to head in favor of Internacional (3 draws).
Ceará will host Fluminense on the 31st of October with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Fluminense (4 draws).
Internacional: Formation and Lineups
Internacional started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luiz Antônio Venker de Menezes chose to play with the following team: Keiller , Igor Gomes , Rodrigo Moledo , Vitão , Renê , Carlos De Pena , Edenilson , Pedro Henrique , Alan Patrick , Wanderson and Braian Romero .
Substitutes
Internacional made 5 changes: Igor Gomes for Weverton (46′), Pedro Henrique for Mauricio (74′), Braian Romero for David (74′), Wanderson for Taison (84′) and Alan Patrick for Lucas Ramos (84′).
Top player: Edenilson
The player who no doubt impressed Internacional the most was Edenilson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 53 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.
Ceará: Formation and Lineups
Ceará started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Luis Oscar González played with: João Ricardo , Nino Paraíba , Gabriel Lacerda , Luiz Otávio , Bruno Pacheco , Lima , Fernando Sobral , Geovane , Diego Rigonato , Cléber and Vina .
Substitutes
Ceará made 5 changes: Diego for Victor Luis (60′), Cleber for Michel Macedo (73′), Nino Paraiba for Ze Roberto (73′), Geovane for Iury Castilho (80′) and Fernando Sobral for Guilherme Castilho (81′).
Top player: Vina
The player who no doubt impressed Ceará the most was Vina.
His rating is with 38 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
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