São Paulo Prediction: Dorival's Side to Overcome Internacional's Suspension Woes 2-1
São Paulo host Internacional at the Morumbi on 20 September 2026 in a Brasileirão Série A fixture with starkly different stakes for each side. São Paulo sit 12th with 33 points from 26 games, still within reach of Copa Sudamericana…
Week 28 of the 2026 Serie A sees São Paulo and Internacional collide on 2026-09-20 at 01:00 GMT.
Over the past 10 outings, Referee B. Arleu has shown 6-7 yellows and 0 reds, and 28 fouls each fixture.
With the data available to us, Dorival Júnior and Paulo Pezzolano have not met as managers before.
With 33 points, São Paulo sit 12th, while Internacional have 28 points to occupy 18th.
São Paulo misses 5 players: D. Bobadilla (Inactive), Lucas Moura (Achilles Tendon Injury), Lucca Marques (Jaw injury), Luis Osorio (Red Card), Pablo Maia (Yellow Cards) and Internacional misses 5 players: Calebe (Inactive), Kayky (Ankle Injury), S. Rochet (Lower Back Injury), R. Villagra (Yellow Cards), B. Arhin (Hamstring Injury).
Forecasting a three-man defense for São Paulo (3-4-2-1), while Internacional are predicted to deploy a 4-2-3-1.
The previous match saw D. Duarte lead São Paulo with a 7.9 TheyScored rating, and G. Mercado top-rating for Internacional at 7.7.
São Paulo could only draw 1-1 with Boca Juniors, but Internacional bounced back with a 2-1 win over Chapecoense.
Neither side is flying – São Paulo 2-1-2 and Internacional 1-1-3 over the last 5 matches.
São Paulo have clearly got the edge H2H: in 43 meetings, they've beaten Internacional 17 times, with 11 draws and only 15 losses.
Our model forecasts 2-1 for São Paulo, bolstered by their 7-4-2 home record and an average of 1.54 goals per game.
Sao Paulo is going head to head with Internacional on 20/9/2026 00:00 GMT for the Brazil Serie A. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Sao Paulo v Internacional H2H statistics!