Internacional beat Ceará and move clear of the Brasileirão drop zone | OneFootball

This Thursday, with an extra player from the start of the game, Internacional defeated Ceará 2-1 at Arena Castelão in Fortaleza, during the 34th round of the Brazilian Championship. Ricardo Mathias, who scored an own goal, also netted the winning goal in the final minutes.

Standings Situation

With the result, they reach 40 points and appear in 15th position on the table – six more than Vitória, which opens the Z4. Ceará, on the other hand, remains with 42 points, in 14th place.

📋 Match Summary

⚫⚪CEARÁ 1 X 2 INTERNACIONAL🔴⚪

🏆 Competition: 34th round of the Brazilian Championship 🏟️ Venue: Arena Castelão, in Fortaleza 📅 Date: November 20, 2025 (Thursday) ⏰ Time: 9:30 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Diego and Pedro Raul (Ceará); Luis Otávio (Internacional) 🟥 Red Card: Vina (Ceará); Carbonero (Internacional)

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Goals

⚫⚪CEARÁ

Bruno Ferreira, Fabiano Souza, Marcos Victor, Willian Machado, Matheus Bahia, Vinícius Zanocelo, Diego, Vina, Galeano (Paulo Baya), Pedro Raul, and Pedro Henrique Coach: Léo Condé

🔴⚪INTERNACIONAL

Ivan (Anthoni), Bruno Gomes, Mercado, Vitão, Bernabéi, Luiz Otávio (Aguirre), Alan Rodríguez (Ricardo Mathias), Bruno Tabata, Alan Patrick, Vitinho, and Borré Coach: Ramón Díaz

How the Game Was

The game started lively at Castelão and, just three minutes in, Ceará was left with one player less on the field. Vina made a reckless tackle on Luis Otávio and received a direct red card. Even with the numerical advantage, Internacional created few chances.

After much pressure, Colorado opened the scoring. At 30 minutes, Mercado ventured into the attack, crossed to the middle of the area, and found Vitinho, who was perfectly positioned to find the net. However, the lead didn't last long. Four minutes later, Ricardo Mathias deflected into his own net after a corner kick, leveling the score.

At 42 minutes, Ricardo Mathias redeemed himself and put Internacional ahead once more. The forward received from Carbonero and made a beautiful individual play to score past goalkeeper Bruno Ferreira. After the goal, Carbonero got involved in a scuffle and was sent off.

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