At Vila Belmiro, São Paulo defeated Internacional 3-0 this Wednesday (3rd), in the 37th round of the Brasileirão.
Needing to respond to their fans after the thrashing suffered against Fluminense in the last round, the Tricolor Paulista gave no chance to the team from Rio Grande do Sul.
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Controlling the game from the start, São Paulo had two good chances with Luciano, who missed both headers.
However, defender Sabino took advantage of a cross into the box and appeared unmarked to open the scoring for the Tricolor Paulista.
The best chance for Colorado came when Bernabéi managed to dribble past goalkeeper Rafael, but Maik cleared it off the line.
And the young right-back went on the attack and, in stoppage time, took a shot from outside the box to extend the lead.
After the break, just two minutes in, Marcos Antônio provided a beautiful assist, and Luciano finished with a spectacular chip in the six-yard box, taking it past Rochet to score the third.
With the victory secured, São Paulo slowed the pace, saw Inter create some danger, but the score remained unchanged.
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With chants of “olé” in the final minutes, the Tricolor fans even taunted the Colorado supporters by showing off the shirt of their archrival Grêmio.
🚦 What now
With the win, São Paulo reached 51 points and remained in eighth place, still dreaming of a possible spot in the 2026 Libertadores, if Cruzeiro or Fluminense win the Copa do Brasil.
Internacional, on the other hand, stayed at 41 points and dropped to 18th place, no longer depending on themselves to avoid relegation to the second division.
In the last round, next Sunday (7th), the Tricolor Paulista visits Vitória (17th place) at Barradão, while Colorado hosts RB Bragantino (ninth place).
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