Match Report
Before the match
four goals for and seven against accompanied Fluminense's one win and four defeats across five outings. On 24 October, Fluminense recorded a 2-1 defeat visiting Chapecoense.
Chapecoense hosted Fluminense (Brasileirão Série A) on 24 October. For Fluminense, the score was 1-2: one goal scored, two allowed. 1-0 was Fluminense's result against Palmeiras on 22 October (Copa Libertadores), playing away from home; Fluminense won, with one scored to zero conceded. The 18 October fixture (Brasileirão Série A) paired Fluminense with Santos. Fluminense lost 1-2 at home, netting one goal while conceding two. Playing at home against Palmeiras (Copa Libertadores), Fluminense finished 1-2 on 15 October. Their score comprised one goal, against two from the opposition. 11 October: Fluminense lost 0-1 against Flamengo away from home in Brasileirão Série A, scoring zero goals and allowing one.
Fluminense: 5th, 51 points, 32 matches in the calculated Brasileirão Série A standings at kickoff.
Internacional's previous five results comprised two wins, one draw and two defeats. Their goal totals were 6 scored and 5 conceded. Latest: a 3-0 win at home to Botafogo on 24 October.
Playing at home against Botafogo (Brasileirão Série A), Internacional finished 3-0 on 24 October. Their score comprised three goals, against zero from the opposition. 16 October: Internacional lost 0-2 against Mirassol away from home in Brasileirão Série A, scoring zero goals and allowing two. Against Grêmio in Brasileirão Série A, Internacional scored one and conceded one on 11 October; the away from home result was 1-1. Internacional's at home game on 7 October (Brasileirão Série A) ended 2-1 against Corinthians, with two goals for and one against. On 20 September, São Paulo faced Internacional in Brasileirão Série A: Internacional lost 0-1 away from home, having scored zero and conceded one.
Before kickoff, Brasileirão Série A's results-based standings placed Internacional 16th after 32 matches and 35 points.
Previous meetings in our records: a 2-0 home win for Internacional on 3 May and a 2-0 home win for Internacional on 8 November 2024.
After the match
Fluminense edged past Internacional 2-1 on 28 October 2026. Alan Patrick opened the scoring 46 minutes into the game for Internacional, set up by Matheus Bahia, to make it 1-0. Hércules levelled it 78 minutes into the game for Fluminense to make it 1-1. Luciano Acosta put Fluminense in front in the 97th minute to make it 2-1. Alerrandro (60'), Ignácio (63'), Renê (70') and Braian Aguirre (90') were booked. On our current Elo ratings the gap is a modest one: Fluminense are 91 points stronger than Internacional. Every goal came after the interval. Fluminense's victory matches the model's current-rating preference: 59.7% for a win in this pairing. The card tally for Fluminense was two yellow cards. Fluminense made five changes. Luciano Acosta scored in minute 97 following entry for Fluminense in the 58th minute. two yellow cards went to Internacional. The substitution total for Internacional was five. Across the goals, the lead switched one time. After trailing, Fluminense secured the win.