Gabriel Barbosa strikes early as Santos climb into 12th | OneFootball

Santos beat Internacional 3-2 on Sunday in Porto Alegre to move up to 12th in the Brasileirão, while the hosts stayed 18th in the relegation zone.

In the eighth minute, Gabriel Barbosa opened the scoring with a low left-footed finish. Matheus Bahia was sent off after a VAR upgrade (28.). Moments later, Barbosa converted the resulting penalty (29.).

Peixe pulled clear before the interval when Christian Oliva headed in from a Benjamin Rollheiser cross after a corner (39.).

After the restart, substitute Braian Nahuel Aguirre dragged one back with a precise strike from the edge (48.), set up by Thiago Maia. Gabriël Brazão then made key saves as Inter pressed.

Vitinho won a penalty (86.). VAR confirmed the spot kick, and Bruno Henrique converted in the first minute of second half stoppage time.

The Alvinegro Praiano were clinical, scoring from three efforts on target out of five attempts and controlling 59.5% possession. Inter mustered 15 attempts and seven corners but left themselves too much to do after the red card.

Next, Inter visit Chapecoense. Peixe host Atlético Mineiro in the Sudamericana.