Week 38 brings us a match on Nov 13th, where Internacional will host Palmeiras in a Serie A match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. Internacional is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against São Paulo. Mauricio scored the first goal for Internacional in the 21st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, São Paulo was frustrated by Internacional’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Internacional ended the match with the shutout victory. Internacional should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Palmeiras is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Cuiabá. Jonathan Cafú struck first for Cuiabá in the 6th minute, then tied it up for Palmeiras in the 75th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Palmeiras. Palmeiras is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
Internacional and Palmeiras last played eachother at the Allianz Parque on Jul 24th. Palmeiras was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Gustavo Gómez scored the first goal for Palmeiras in the 18th minute, then Alexandre tied it up for Internacional in the 82nd minute.
Moreira de Sousa has been the most prolific scorer on Palmeiras in the last five matches with 3 goals. Mauricio has been the most prolific scorer on Internacional in the last five matches with two goals.