Inter supports pressure and holds a draw with Santos at Vila Belmiro

2023-06-04 04:02:00

With the right to a lightning goal by Luiz Adriano and pressure from Santos at the end, the Inter held the tie with Santos for 1 a 1, this Saturday night, in Vila Belmiro, for the 9th round of the Brasileirão. The result keeps Colorado parked in 13th place, with eleven points, but prevents Peixe, with twelve, from distancing itself.

Mano Menezes’ team took the lead in less than two minutes with the number 9 shirt. The bid needed the help of VAR to be validated. On the field, the assistant mistakenly marked offside. The home team tied in the sequence, at 11, with a free kick by midfielder Lucas Lima. In the second stage, Santos sought the attack, created dangerous moves and forced Keiller to make important interventions.

Colorado’s focus now is the Copa Libertadores. Leader in Group B, Inter faces Nacional, at Gran Parque Central, on Wednesday, at 7 pm.

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Inter needed 1 minute and 43 seconds to show signs that the elimination in the Copa do Brasil had turned the page. In the first attack of the game, defensive midfielder Rômulo adjusted and found striker Luiz Adriano free in the small area, facing goalkeeper João Paulo. The number 9 shirt just moved and put it at the back of the net. On the field, the assistant marked the offside. Thankfully, VAR made the correction. The condition was absolutely legal.

Behind on the scoreboard, Santos got loose and quickly equalized. At 11 minutes, Lei do Ex appeared. Midfielder Lucas Lima, revealed by Inter, took a strong free kick and beat Keiller. The shot landed in the goalkeeper’s corner, but the foul was short distance and frontal. In view of the hectic start and the dynamism of the duel, Mano’s team was behaving well on the field. With more possession, Inter almost jumped in front of the scoreboard again with Luiz Adriano. He hit the paint off João Paulo’s crossbar.

The golden chance was at Alan Patrick’s feet. The midfielder took advantage of the failure of the Santos defense and kept the ball. Face to face with João Paulo, he hit weak and low in the 30th minute. In the final stretch of the first half, Peixe began to be in danger. Keiller avoided Mendoza’s goal in a quick Santos attack. At the corner of the area, he closed the opponent’s angle and put it to a corner. At 49 minutes, almost the turn. Taking a free kick on the left, Soteldo hit the ball and the Colorado archer went to get it to guarantee equality until the break.

Pressure from Santos

Inter returned from the locker room unchanged. Odair changed at the front. Mezenga won Deivid’s spot. The initial scare was from Lucas Lima. Once again taking a free kick, he narrowly missed scoring his second goal of the game. Mano made his first change in the 12th minute: De Pena lost his place to Jean Dias. The hosts gave the notes and Colorado retreated to seek a counterattack.

Odair’s team scared at 20. From the small area, midfielder Dodi hit outside. To give more energy, Mano went back to using the bench. Lucca and Thauan Lara took the place of Wanderson and Luiz Adriano. The pace of combat slowed with the ticking of the clock.

Due to lack of breath on the colored side and quality on the Santos side. Soteldo, with a free-kick, and Inocêncio from outside the area, were startling. Santos was all pressure in additions. However, the danger came in game volume and not in clear chances. With crosses in the area, the colorada defense got the better of it and held Inter’s point to the cries of “It’s over, it’s over and it’s over” by Mano.

Brasileirão – 9th round

Santos 1

John Paul; Nathan (Lucas Pires), Joaquim, Messias and Gabriel Inocêncio; Alison (Rodrigo Fernández), Dodi (Daniel Ruiz) and Lucas Lima; Mendonza (Ângelo), Deivid Washington (Mezenga) and Soteldo. Technician: Odair Hellmann.

Inter 1

Keiller; Bustos, Vitão (Igor Gomes), Nico Hernández and Renê; Romulo, Johnny (Matheus Dias), De Pena (Jean Dias), Alan Patrick and Wanderson (Thauan Lara); Luiz Adriano (Lucca). Technician: Mano Menezes.

goals: Luiz Adriano (02min/1°T) Lucas Lima (11min/1°T).
Yellow cards: Johnny, Nico Hernández, Jean Dias and Alan Patrick (Inter) Joaquim and Rodrigo Fernández (Santos)
Referee: Paulo Cesar Zanovelli da Silva (FIFA-MG)
assistants: Victor Hugo Imazu dos Santos (PR) and Marcyano da Silva Vicente (MG).
WAS: Rodrigo Nunes de Sá (FIFA-RJ).
Date and time: June 3, 2023, Saturday, at 9 pm.
Local: Vila Belmiro, Santos (SP).