In a mid week match in week 37, on Wed Nov 9th, São Paulo plays host to Internacional in a clash of the Serie A. In their last match, São Paulo recorded a 2-2 draw against Atlético Mineiro. Eduardo Vargas scored the first goal for Atlético Mineiro in the 25th minute on a penalty, but Jonathan Calleri got the equalizer for São Paulo in the 40th minute on a penalty . São Paulo should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed Internacional is fresh off their 0-1 loss against América Mineiro. Alexandre Egea struck first for América Mineiro in the 76th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Internacional couldn’t manage to score, and América Mineiro took the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Internacional should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Estádio José Pinheiro Borda, Internacional and São Paulo battled to a 3-3 draw. Pedro Henrique struck first for Internacional in the 4th minute, then Nikão tied it up for São Paulo in the 10th minute .
Internacional’s most prolific scorer has been Alan Patrick. The Brazilian midfielder has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Jonathan Calleri has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored five goals for São Paulo.