São Paulo fight back to draw with Inter, but could lose second spot | OneFootball

São Paulo are still without a win in the Brazilian Championship and could lose second place. Tricolor snatched a 1-1 draw against Internacional on Wednesday night at Beira-Rio in the ninth round of the national tournament. Alerrandro opened the scoring for Colorado, while Calleri, already in the closing stages of the match, leveled the score.

League table situation

With the result, São Paulo went a third straight game without a win, with two losses and one draw. The Tricolor side reached 17 points and remained in second place, but could still lose the spot if Fluminense beat Corinthians later this Wednesday, and if Flamengo defeat Red Bull Bragantino on Thursday. On the other side, Internacional dropped to 13th place, reaching nine points.

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🏆 Competition: Brazilian Championship (ninth round) 🏟️ Venue: Beira-Rio Stadium, in Porto Alegre (RS) 📅 Date: April 1, 2026 (Wednesday) ⏰ Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow cards: Paulinho (Internacional); Tolói (São Paulo) 🟥 Red cards: None

Officiating

Referee: Lucas Casagrande (PR) Assistants: Bruno Boschilia (PR) and Victor Hugo Imazu dos Santos (PR) VAR: Pablo Ramon Goncalves Pinheiro (RN)

GOALS

Lineups

INTERNACIONAL: Anthoni; Aguirre (Bruno Tabata ((Alan Rodríguez))), Mercado, Victor Gabriel and Bernabei; Villagra, Bruno Henrique (Thiago Maia), Paulinho (Ronaldo) and Bruno Gomes; Alan Patrick (Carbonero) and Alerrandro (Borré). Coach: Paulo Pezzolano

SÃO PAULO: Rafael; Lucas Ramon (Cédric Soares), Rafael Tolói, Sabino and Wendell; Pablo Maia (Luan), Danielzinho (Cauly) and Marcos Antônio (Ferreira); Artur (Tetê), Luciano (André Silva) and Calleri. Coach: Roger Machado

How the match unfolded

After two minutes, São Paulo nearly opened the scoring at Beira-Rio. Calleri controlled the ball and passed to Artur. Wearing No. 37, he received it on the right, cut inside and curled a shot from the edge of the area, but Anthoni pushed it away for a corner. In the sixth minute, Inter responded with a header from Alerrandro after a free kick, but Rafael made the save.

In the ninth minute, it was Internacional’s turn to come close. Alan Patrick crossed to the far post, Wendell failed to clear, and the ball fell to Aguirre, who shot at goal, but Rafael saved and kept São Paulo alive. In the 19th minute, Bernabei tried his luck from outside the box and sent it over the bar.

Internacional took the lead in the 22nd minute. Bruno Gomes slipped, but still managed to thread a through ball to Aguirre on the right. The full-back crossed, and Alerrandro got in front of his marker at the near post and steered it into the net.

Second half

Three minutes in, São Paulo threatened through Lucas Ramon on the right, who floated a ball to the far post. Calleri hit it first time, but Mercado was in the way and deflected it behind for a corner.

In the 17th minute, Inter attacked again. Bernabei was played in on the left, drove into the box and laid it back. Tabata took a step back and struck it first time, but Rafael made the save.

In the 33rd minute, São Paulo had a golden chance to equalize. Ferreira crossed into the box and Anthoni came out to punch the ball. It deflected off Mercado and fell to Calleri, who turned and ended up shooting over the crossbar.

In the 41st minute, São Paulo created their best chance of the game and made it 1-1. Wendell appeared on the left and crossed to the far post. Anthoni came out badly, and Calleri finished first time to level the score for Tricolor.

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