📹 São Paulo beat Inter, four wins running, close in on G-6
Overall, the game was more intense and with few clear chances. In the beginning, goalkeeper Rafael made a great save from the debutant Alan Benítez.
However, for most of the match, Internacional was dominated by São Paulo, who opened the scoring at the end of the first half.
After a corner kick, Arboleda jumped higher than everyone else to head the ball into the net.
After the break, São Paulo had chances to increase their lead with Luciano and André Silva, but the attackers missed their shots.
With authority, São Paulo increased their lead when Luciano deflected the ball with his heel in the penalty area, and Ferraresi assisted Bobadilla to score in the corner of Rochet's goal.
In the final minutes, Bruno Tabata scored a penalty with perfection, displacing Rafael, to add more excitement to the game.
At the end of the match, a small brawl formed, with coach Roger Machado going to "confront" Cédric Soares, from São Paulo, but the "let it go" people acted quickly.🚦 How it stands
With their fourth consecutive win in the Brasileirão, São Paulo reached 25 points and, in eighth place, caught up with the G-6 (RB Bragantino has 27 points).
Meanwhile, Internacional, who reached their third game without a win (one draw and one loss in the Brasileirão, and a loss in the Copa do Brasil), remained with 21 points and in 13th place.
Both teams return to the field in the middle of the week, with commitments in the return games of the Copa do Brasil round of 16.
São Paulo visits Athletico-PR on Wednesday (6), after winning at home 2-1, while Internacional goes to the Maracanã to face Fluminense, after losing at Beira-Rio 2-1.
In the Brasileirão, São Paulo hosts Vitória at Morumbi on Saturday (9), while Internacional visits RB Bragantino on the same day.
Featured photo: Ricardo Duarte/Flickr SC Internacional
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