Internacional vs Sao Paulo

3 August 2025 · Brasileirão · 2025 · Referee Alex Gomes Stefano

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • B. Tabata 89’ (pen)
  • R. Arboleda 43’
  • D. Bobadilla 76’

Match summary

Sao Paulo beat Internacional 2-1 on the road. Sao Paulo led 1-0 at half-time.

R. Arboleda put Sao Paulo ahead with a header in the 43rd minute, D. Bobadilla made it 0-2 from a corner in the 76th minute, and B. Tabata pulled one back to make it 1-2 from the penalty spot in the 89th minute.

Internacional can feel hard done by, creating 1.46 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Sao Paulo's 0.45 from 9.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%
11 Shots 9
4 Shots on target 4
4 Corners 5
468 Passes 437
83.1% Pass accuracy 82.6%
16 Tackles 19
23 Fouls 19
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Offsides 3

Key events

Internacional Sao Paulo
Kick-off
A. BenítezShot on target
18’
A. BernabeiShot on target
29’
43’
R. ArboledaHeader0-1 (Sao Paulo)
E. Valencia
45’
45’
Luciano
Half-time0-1
RichardL. Otávio
46’
Second half underway
R. Borré
52’
RichardVAR: Mistaken identity
52’
54’
A. SilvaShot on target
62’
G. TapiaA. Silva
J. CarboneroR. Borré
64’
R. MathiasE. Valencia
64’
70’
G. Tapia
A. BenítezShot on target
72’
74’
P. MaiaAlisson
76’
D. BobadillaRight foot shot0-2 (Sao Paulo)
W. RibeiroÁ. Rodríguez
77’
T. MaiaC. Sampaio
77’
79’
G. TapiaShot on target
84’
LuanD. Bobadilla
84’
L. FerreiraLuciano
J. CarboneroVAR: No penalty
86’
B. TabataPenalty1-2 (Internacional)
89’
Full-time1-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.46 0.45 43’ R. Arboleda (Sao Paulo), 0-1 43’ 76’ D. Bobadilla (Sao Paulo), 0-2 76’ 89’ B. Tabata (Internacional), 1-2 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.46 0.45 43’ R. Arboleda (Sao Paulo), 0-1 Arboleda 43’ 76’ D. Bobadilla (Sao Paulo), 0-2 Bobadilla 76’ 89’ B. Tabata (Internacional), 1-2 Tabata 89’
Internacional 1.46 xGSao Paulo 0.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sao Paulo attacking Internacional attacking 
89’ B. Tabata (Internacional), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 72’ A. Benítez (Internacional), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 32’ B. Tabata (Internacional), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 43’ R. Arboleda (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 40’ D. Bobadilla (Sao Paulo), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 41’ R. Borré (Internacional), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ A. Silva (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90’ G. Tapia (Sao Paulo), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ D. Bobadilla (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 71’ B. Tabata (Internacional), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ L. Ferreira (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Luciano (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ G. Tapia (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ W. Ribeiro (Internacional), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ B. Tabata (Internacional), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ A. Benítez (Internacional), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ B. Tabata (Internacional), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ A. Bernabei (Internacional), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ A. Bernabei (Internacional), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 43’ Luciano (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 89’ B. Tabata (Internacional), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 72’ A. Benítez (Internacional), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 32’ B. Tabata (Internacional), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 43’ R. Arboleda (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 40’ D. Bobadilla (Sao Paulo), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 41’ R. Borré (Internacional), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ A. Silva (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90’ G. Tapia (Sao Paulo), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 76’ D. Bobadilla (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 71’ B. Tabata (Internacional), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ L. Ferreira (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Luciano (Sao Paulo), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ G. Tapia (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ B. Tabata (Internacional), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ W. Ribeiro (Internacional), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ B. Tabata (Internacional), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ A. Benítez (Internacional), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ A. Bernabei (Internacional), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ A. Bernabei (Internacional), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 43’ Luciano (Sao Paulo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Internacional 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Rochet
Sampaio 77’
Mercado
Juninho
Otávio 46’
Benítez
Rodríguez 77’
Tabata
Bernabei
Valencia 64’
Borré 64’
Sao Paulo 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Rafael
Ferraresi
Arboleda
Sabino
Soares
Bobadilla 84’
Antônio
Díaz
Alisson 74’
Luciano 84’
Silva 62’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
S. Rochet
90′ 2 2 19 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
C. Sampaio Taken off
77′ – 2 – 3 3 34 3 – – –
G. Mercado
90′ 1 2 – 3 – 52 1 – – –
Juninho
90′ 3 7 – 5 1 42 1 – – –
Midfielders8 players
L. Otávio Taken off
45′ – – 27 – 0.01 1 – 3 – 2 –
A. Benítez
90′ – – 45 1 0.06 2 – 3 4 – –
Á. Rodríguez Taken off
77′ – – 38 2 0.04 2 2 6 1 3 –
B. Tabata
90′ 1 – 54 2 0.14 1 – 5 2 2 –
A. Bernabei
90′ – – 33 – 0.02 1 2 2 3 1 –
Richard Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 37 – 0.02 1 1 7 1 3 –
W. Ribeiro Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 7 – 0.00 – – 1 – 1 –
T. Maia Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 24 – 0.01 – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards4 players
E. Valencia Taken off
64′ – – – – – 0.01 – 5 2 12 –
R. Borré Taken off
64′ – – 1 – 0.08 0.01 1 4 – 22 –
R. Mathias Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – – – 0.00 – – – 3 –
J. Carbonero Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – – – 0.06 1 4 1 19 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Internacional LWWWD
Sao Paulo LDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sao Paulo 1-3 Internacional, 22 Sep 24 Next meeting: Sao Paulo 3-0 Internacional, 03 Dec 25  All Internacional vs Sao Paulo meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.