Palmeiras Women beat Internacional 2-1 in the Brazilian Championship women's regular season on August 2nd. The result keeps Palmeiras in third place with 36 points from 17 games. Internacional remain ninth with 27 points after their sixth defeat of the campaign.
The statistics tell a clear story. Palmeiras controlled 64 per cent possession and registered 118 attacks against Internacional's 77. They took 15 shots to Internacional's seven, with six on target compared to five. And here's the thing — that difference in volume translated into two goals from what looked like a tighter match.
To be fair, Internacional created enough to avoid being overrun. Five shots on target showed they could threaten, but the margin was not enough. Palmeiras had nine corners to Internacional's two, and that territorial pressure was visible throughout.
By then, the table gap had widened to nine points. Palmeiras sit on ten wins and six draws with only one defeat. Internacional have eight victories but are carrying six losses, and that pattern has not shifted despite the recent 1-0 win over Flamengo.
The visitors come into this fixture off a positive run — wins against Botafofo and Santos earlier in May, plus the Flamengo result last month. But this was a different kind of challenge, and they could not handle the sustained pressure.
P Almeiras had nothing to do all evening in terms of defending deep. They played with the confidence of a side that knows where they stand, and the three points extend their cushion over the teams below. Internacional will need to find another gear against top-half opposition.