At Beira-Rio, São Paulo beat Internacional 2 x 1, this Sunday (3), for the 18th round of Brasileirão 2025.
Overall, the game was more fought and with few clear chances. In the beginning, goalkeeper Rafael even made a great save from debutant Alan Benítez.
But, for much of the match, Colorado ended up dominated by Tricolor Paulista, who opened the scoring at the end of the first half.
After a corner kick, Arboleda jumped higher than everyone to head the ball into the goal.
⚽️ Arboleda abriu o placar para o Tricolor em Porto Alegre! #VamosSãoPaulo 🇾🇪 pic.twitter.com/GF4w2Z27qq
— São Paulo FC (@SaoPauloFC) August 4, 2025
After the break, São Paulo had chances to extend with Luciano and André Silva, but the attackers missed their aim.
With authority, Tricolor extended when Luciano deflected with his heel in the small area, and Ferraresi assisted Bobadilla to finish in Rochet's corner.
⚽️ Bobadilla amplia para o Tricolor em Porto Alegre!#VamosSãoPaulo 🇾🇪 pic.twitter.com/HXF5BQN8sf
— São Paulo FC (@SaoPauloFC) August 4, 2025
In the final minutes, Bruno Tabata took a penalty with perfection, displacing Rafael, to add more excitement to the game.
At the end of the match, a small confusion formed, even with coach Roger Machado going to "charge" Cédric Soares, from São Paulo, but the "let it go" people acted quickly.
🚦 How it stands
With the fourth consecutive victory in the Brasileirão, São Paulo reached 25 points and, in eighth place, stuck to the G-6 (RB Bragantino has 27 points).
Internacional, who reached the third game without a win (a draw and a loss in the Brasileirão, and a defeat in the Copa do Brasil), remained with 21 points and in 13th place.
Both teams return to the field midweek, with commitments for the return matches of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil.
Tricolor Paulista visits Athletico-PR, on Wednesday (6), after winning at home by 2 x 1, while Colorado goes to Maracanã to face Fluminense, after losing at Beira-Rio by 2 x 1.
For the Brasileirão, São Paulo hosts Vitória, at MorumBIS, on Saturday (9), for the 19th round, while Internacional visits RB Bragantino, on the same day.
Cover photo: Ricardo Duarte/Flickr SC Internacional
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
