Internacional vs Santos

Santos stunned Internacional at Beira-Rio, racing to a 3-0 first-half lead before holding on for a 2-3 win that eases their own relegation worries and deepens the hosts' crisis. The turning point came just after Gabigol's opener, when Matheus Bahia was sent off for a foul on the striker inside the box, Gabigol converted the resulting penalty and Internacional never recovered from playing a man down. Gabigol struck twice in the opening 22 minutes, first exploiting a midfield error before slotting home the penalty won by his own foul-drawn dismissal of Bahia. Christian Oliva headed in a third before the break to complete a dominant first-half display. Internacional fought back with Braian Aguirre's first-time strike early in the second half and a late Bruno Henrique penalty, but it wasn't enough to salvage a point. The result lets Santos pull further clear of the drop zone and end a long winless run away to Internacional, while the hosts remain stuck in the relegation battle, still searching for the form to climb out of danger.