São Paulo sink Inter and ease pressure after humiliating thrashing | OneFootball

São Paulo steamrolled Inter this Wednesday at Vila Belmiro, in the penultimate round of the Campeonato Brasileiro, defeating their rivals 3-0 thanks to goals from Sabino, Maik, and Luciano, easing the pressure from fans after the humiliating thrashing by Fluminense last Thursday at Maracanã.

With this result, São Paulo pushed Inter deeper into the relegation zone of the Brasileirão and secured eighth place in the standings, a position that could earn the team a spot in the Pre-Libertadores, should Cruzeiro or Fluminense win the Copa do Brasil.

São Paulo wraps up the season next Sunday, when they visit Vitória at 4pm (Brasília time) at Barradão, in Salvador, in yet another match against a team fighting relegation. Internacional, meanwhile, will face Red Bull Bragantino at Beira-Rio, on the same day and time.

Match Summary

SÃO PAULO 3 x 0 INTERNACIONAL

 Competition: Campeonato Brasileiro (37th round)  Venue: Vila Belmiro, in Santos (SP)  Date: December 3, 2025, Wednesday  Time: 8pm (Brasília time) Attendance: 7,309 fans. Revenue: R$ 392,052.50

 Yellow Cards: Bobadilla (São Paulo); Mercado, Vitão (Internacional)  Red Cards: none.

Refereeing

Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (RJ) Assistants: Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Correa (RJ) and Felipe Alan Costa de Oliveira (MG) VAR: Caio Max Augusto Vieira (GO)

Goals:

São Paulo ⚽ Sabino, 21' 1st half ⚽ Maik, 47' 1st half ⚽ Luciano, 3' 2nd half

São Paulo

Rafael; Tolói, Alan Franco (Arboleda) and Sabino; Maik, Luiz Gustavo, Bobadilla (Alisson), Marcos Antônio (Pablo Maia) and Ferreira (Lucca); Luciano (Pedro Ferreira) and Tapia. Coach: Hernán Crespo.

Internacional

Rochet; Aguirre, Mercado, Vitão and Juninho (Borré); Bernabei, Bruno Gomes and Thiago Maia (Richard); Alan Rodriguez (Ricardo Mathias), Alan Patrick (Bruno Henrique) and Vitinho (Bruno Tabata). Coach: Abel Braga.

The Match

São Paulo's Dominance

São Paulo dominated the first half and had no trouble creating scoring opportunities. The first came right in the opening minute, when Marcos Antônio made a beautiful pass to Luciano, who got behind the defense and, one-on-one with the goalkeeper, headed wide, missing a great chance. Shortly after, the midfielder was involved again, reaching the byline on the left and crossing to the head of the number 10, who once again headed wide.

São Paulo kept up the pressure, and at seven minutes Ferreirinha lifted the ball into the box from a free kick, Tapia appeared at the far post to head it back across goal, the ball deflected off an Inter defender's leg and went over the crossbar, threatening the Inter goal.

At the 21st minute, there was no stopping it. Ferreirinha sent the ball into the box from a free kick, goalkeeper Rochet started to come out but changed his mind halfway, and Sabino headed it into the back of the net, opening the scoring for São Paulo.

The Tricolor didn't extend their lead soon after only because they lacked a bit of luck. Bobadilla played a beautiful first-time pass to put Tapia through on goal, but the Chilean shot straight at Rochet, who came off his line to close down the São Paulo striker's angle.

But before the halftime whistle, São Paulo managed to score the second goal. Bobadilla set the ball back for Maik, who struck it first time, blasting it and counting on a deflection from the Inter defense before it hit the net, leaving goalkeeper Rochet with no chance.

Tricolor “seals the coffin”

Right at the start of the second half, São Paulo moved to secure the win by scoring the third goal with Luciano at 3 minutes. Marcos Antônio put the number 10 through on goal, who only needed to control the ball and chip it over Rochet, making his team even more comfortable on the field.

After São Paulo's third goal, Internacional threw everything forward trying to reduce the deficit and even managed to threaten Rafael's goal, who made good saves from shots by Bruno Gomes and Bernabei.

In the final stretch, São Paulo also had some chances to turn the win into a rout, but both teams had to settle for the 3-0 scoreline at Vila Belmiro. Better for Tricolor, who eased the pressure after a terrible recent run of just one win in five games.

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