Inter go 2-0 up but let Bahia draw, still fighting relegation battle | OneFootball

Internacional managed to take a two-goal lead on the scoreboard, but ended up conceding a draw to Bahia on Saturday night, right at Beira-Rio, in the 33rd round of the Campeonato Brasileiro. Vitinho scored both goals for Colorado, while Willian José and Tiago leveled the match for Tricolor de Aço.

Standings

With this result, Internacional opened up a four-point lead over Santos, the first team in the relegation zone. Colorado, however, remained in the same position in the table: 15th place, with 37 points. On the other hand, Bahia is in fifth place, with 53 points. The Bahia team could be overtaken by Botafogo or Fluminense, who still have matches to play in this round.

📋 Match Summary?🔴⚪️ INTERNACIONAL 2 x 2 BAHIA 🔴🔵

🏆 Competition: Campeonato Brasileiro (33rd round) 🏟️ Venue: Beira-Rio, in Porto Alegre (RS) 📅 Date: November 8, 2025 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 6:30 pm (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow Cards: Luis Otávio, Ivan, Thiago Maia, Carbonero, Ramón Díaz [coach], Emiliano Díaz [assistant] (Internacional); Michel Araújo and Iago (Bahia) 🟥 Red Cards: None

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Goals

⚪🔴 INTERNACIONAL Ivan; Bruno Gomes, Mercado, Vitão and Bernabéi; Thiago Maia (Richard), Luis Otávio and Alan Patrick (Óscar Romero); Vitinho (Gustavo Prado), Carbonero and Borré (Alan Rodríguez). Coach: Ramón Díaz

🔴🔵 BAHIA Ronaldo; Arias, David Duarte, Ramos Mingo and Luciano Juba (Iago); Erick (Acevedo), Jean Lucas and Michel Araújo (Everton Ribeiro); Ademir (Cauly), Erick Pulga (Tiago) and Willian José. Coach: Rogério Ceni

How the match went

At 13 minutes, Internacional almost opened the scoring at Beira-Rio. Alan Patrick lofted the ball into the box and Vitão rose for a header, but Ronaldo stretched out and pushed it away for a corner. Three minutes later, the goal came. Carbonero made a solo run, dribbled past three players, entered the penalty area, and scored. However, the goal was disallowed for a foul by Mercado at the start of the play.

At 24 minutes, Inter finally opened the scoring—and this time, the goal stood. Bruno Gomes broke through on the right and found a pass to Vitinho inside the box. The striker finished across goal, leaving Ronaldo with no chance, and put his team ahead. Ten minutes later, Inter almost got a second with Borré, but Ronaldo made the save.

At 35 minutes, Internacional missed a great opportunity. Bahia made a mistake in the build-up and Borré broke away with the ball. The striker entered the box and shot, but Ronaldo saved. On the rebound, Vitinho mishit the ball and sent it over with the goal wide open.

Second half

Three minutes into the second half, Internacional extended their lead. Bruno Gomes played a great ball to Vitinho, who won the footrace. The striker entered the box, dribbled past the defender and finished with precision, scoring a beautiful goal at Beira-Rio.

At 14 minutes, Bahia pulled one back. Ademir made a solo run, appeared on the right and crossed low for Willian José. The center forward finished low and across goal to score. Ten minutes later, Tricolor de Aço almost equalized. From a free kick into the box, Ramos Mingo stretched and got a touch, but Ivan made a great save and sent it out for a corner.

At 41 minutes, Bahia came very close to leveling the score. Everton Ribeiro found Jean Lucas, who got to the byline and crossed for Willian José. The striker didn't hesitate and finished, but the ball hit both posts and ended up in Ivan's hands.

It was at 48 minutes that Bahia managed to equalize at Beira-Rio. After a ball was lofted into the box, David Duarte headed it on and Tiago, unmarked, tapped it in to the back of the net.

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