Two clubs in the bottom half of the Brazilian Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Internacional and Fluminense. The first-division clash scheduled for 9 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre and can be live streamed here free.
What They're Saying
Internacional midfielder Andres D'Alessandro (via CenarioMT): "We remain with [manager Diego Aguirre] until death. The director hired the trainer, knew of his working methods. In Gauchão it worked, but the Brazilian level is different. We have a strong cast and plenty of time."
Fluminense manager Enderson Moreira (via ESPN): "It was a hard-fought match [against Sao Paulo], and every point against a team like Sao Paulo at Morumbi [Stadium] is important. We take at least a point, which can make the difference up front. They had scoring chances. It was a good result."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: D'Alessandro has made little impact thus far this campaign. The 34-year-old only has two appearances, but is still managing to average 3.5 key passes.
Internacional's Projected Lineup (4-2-2-2): Muriel; Geferson, Ernando, Costa, William; Nilton, Dourado; Valdivia, D'Alessandro; Lopez, Nilmar
Fluminense's Projected Lineup (4-2-2-2): Cesar; Jorge, Marcelo, Wallace, Ayrton; Jones, Canteros; Everton, Patrick; Emerson, Marcelo
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clube Atlético Mineiro | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 23 | |||
| 2 | Grêmio | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 23 | |||
| 3 | Sport | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 23 | |||
| 4 | Fluminense | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Atlético-PR | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 19 | |||
| 7 | Palmeiras | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 18 | |||
| 8 | Sao Paulo FC | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 18 | |||
| 9 | Chapecoense | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 16 | |||
| 10 | Ponte Preta | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 16 | |||
| 11 | Figueirense | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 15 | |||
| 12 | Cruzeiro | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 13 | |||
| 13 | Avaí | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 13 | |||
| 14 | Internacional | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 13 | |||
| 15 | Flamengo | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 10 | |||
| 16 | Goiás | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 10 | |||
| 17 | Santos | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 10 | |||
| 18 | Vasco da Gama | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 9 | |||
| 19 | Coritiba | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 8 | |||
| 20 | Joinville | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 5 |
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