Internacional vs Corinthians - prediction, team news, lineups

Round 29 of the 2026-27 Brasileiro play sees Internacional instrumentality connected Corinthians astatine Estadio Beira-Rio connected Wednesday evening.

Both sides entered the planetary interruption disconnected the backmost of defeats and volition present beryllium anxious to instrumentality to winning ways arsenic they look to revive their underwhelming campaigns.

Match preview

Having narrowly avoided relegation past play - finishing conscionable 1 constituent supra the driblet portion - Internacional were wide tipped to look different endurance conflict this term. Those fears person been realised, with their astir caller 1-0 decision to Sao Paulo sending them into the bottommost three.

That nonaccomplishment proved the last straw for Paulo Pezzolano, who was dismissed soon afterwards, ending his nine-month tenure. Eduardo Baptista has since resigned from Criciuma to instrumentality complaint successful Porto Alegre.

With 2 points separating Celeiro de Ases from information heading into the last 10 matchdays, determination is inactive clip to bushed the driblet nether Baptista. However, the 56-year-old indispensable marque an contiguous interaction and cannot spend a repetition of his ill-fated extremity astatine Criciuma, having won conscionable 1 of his last 7 matches successful complaint (D1, L5).

Wednesday’s fixture marks the sixth gathering betwixt the sides since the commencement of 2025, with small to abstracted them; each has claimed 2 wins successful the past 5 encounters, alongside 1 draw.

Back connected location soil, wherever they are winless successful 5 league matches since July 23, the hosts volition request a beardown show to kickstart the Baptista epoch and reconstruct content among the Internacional faithful heading into the closing agelong of 2026-27.

Like their upcoming opponents, Corinthians were successful the relegation speech for 2025-26, yet finishing conscionable 4 points supra the driblet zone.

Their struggles this word person travel arsenic small surprise, peculiarly fixed the added demands of continental shot earned done past season’s Copa bash Brasil triumph.

Fernando Diniz’s men were knocked retired of the Copa Libertadores by Estudiantes successful their penultimate outing earlier the planetary interruption and endured further disappointment soon after, suffering a 3-1 decision to Fluminense which marked their sixth consecutive league loss.

After a beardown commencement nether Diniz - going 7 matches unbeaten (W5, D2) - Time bash Povo person endured a melodramatic dip successful signifier and present beryllium 14th successful the Brasileiro table, person to the relegation portion than to the last continental qualification spot.

Only the apical two, Flamengo and Palmeiras, person conceded less goals than Corinthians’ 32. However, their attacking output has near overmuch to beryllium desired, with conscionable 29 goals scored - the associated second-fewest successful the division.

With a travel to Palmeiras looming instantly aft Wednesday’s clash, Corinthians volition beryllium hopeless to debar travelling to Nurbank Parque anxiously looking implicit their shoulders arsenic a decision against Internacional could permission them extracurricular the bottommost 4 connected extremity quality alone.

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Team News

Victor Gabriel remains suspended for Internacional arsenic helium serves a lengthy prohibition pursuing his dismissal for a reckless tackle connected Gabriel Pec successful July’s 2-1 decision to Cruzeiro.

Calebe Goncalves and Kayky are sidelined owed to ankle injuries, portion Sergio Rochet is nursing a backmost problem.

Antonio Sanabria completes the hosts’ database of absentees for Wednesday’s clash aft sustaining a calf wounded connected planetary work with Paraguay.

Corinthians’ Andre Carrillo has yet to instrumentality from representing Peru and is expected to miss out.

Zakaria Labyad (anterior cruciate ligament) and Kayke Ferrari stay semipermanent absentees, but Andre Ramalho is nearing a instrumentality aft much than 2 months connected the sidelines.

Internacional imaginable starting lineup:

Cunha; Gomes, Mercado, Juninho; Aguirre, Villagra, Patrick, Maia, Bernabei; Vitinho, Alerrandro

Corinthians imaginable starting lineup:

Souza; Bidu, Henrique, Paulista, Matheuzinho; Bidon, Raniele, Luiz; Garro, Depay, Alberto

We say: Internacional 1-1 Corinthians

Corinthians person failed to support a cleanable expanse successful 13 consecutive meetings with Internacional, a tally we expect to proceed connected Wednesday.

That said, we tin spot the visitors coming distant with a constituent astatine the extremity of what should beryllium an unfastened and end-to-end contest.

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