Inter have two goals ruled out, lose to Athletico-PR in Brasileiro opener | OneFootball

Internacional debuted in the Brazilian Championship with a loss. This Wednesday, Colorado hosted Athletico-PR at Beira-Rio and lost 1-0, with a goal from Mendoza, in the opening round of the tournament. Borré and Félix Torres even scored for the team from Rio Grande do Sul, but the goals were disallowed.

Standings

With the defeat, Internacional starts the Brazilian Championship in 18th place, with zero points. Athletico-PR, meanwhile, is in third place with three points.

📋 Match Summary

⚪ INTERNACIONAL 0 x 1 ATHLETICO-PR ⚫

 Competition: Brazilian Championship (1st round)  Venue: Beira-Rio, in Porto Alegre (RS)  Date: January 28, 2026 (Wednesday)  Time: 7:00 PM (Brasília time)  Yellow cards: Victor Gabriel, Paulinho, and Bernabéi (Internacional); Portilla (Athletico-PR)

Refereeing

Goals

⚪ Internacional

Rochet; Bruno Gomes (Aguirre), Félix Torres, Victor Gabriel, and Bernabéi; Bruno Henrique (Paulinho), Ronaldo (Villagra), Vitinho; Alan Patrick and Bruno Tabata (Carbonero); Borré.

Coach: Paulo Pezzolano

⚫ Athletico-PR

Santos; Terán (Léo), Aguirre, and Arthur Dias; Benavídez, Portilla (Jadson), Bruno Zapelli (Riquelme), and Léo Derik; Mendoza (Dudu), Viveros, and Julimar (Luiz Fernando).

Coach: Odair Hellman

How was the match?

Despite playing away from home, it was Athletico-PR who took the lead. At eight minutes, Viveros stole the ball from Victor Gabriel and passed it to Mendoza, who shot past Rochet to open the scoring. Inter almost equalized near the end of the first half. At 49 minutes, Bruno Henrique made a good individual play and shot past Santos, but the goalkeeper saved with his foot.

At the start of the second half, Internacional pushed forward with the entry of Carbonero, but continued to give opportunities to Athletico-PR. At eight minutes, Viveros took advantage of a loose ball and went one-on-one with goalkeeper Rochet, but couldn't finish. Seven minutes later, the team from Rio Grande do Sul responded: after an individual play by Viveros, Alan Patrick shot hard, but was stopped by Santos.

At 23 minutes into the second half, Alan Patrick sent a pass to Borré, who lobbed Santos. However, after VAR review, the goal was disallowed. Nine minutes later, another Inter goal was annulled: after a scramble in the box, Félix Torres pushed the ball into the net, but after another VAR review, the play was invalidated due to a handball by the defender. In the final stretch of the match, Colorado kept pressing but was unsuccessful and couldn't find the equalizer.

Upcoming Matches

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