Santos U17 beat Internacional U17 3:0 in the Brazil U17 Regular Season on Monday, extending their advantage in the table. The match, played on 18 August 2026, was the twelfth round of fixtures. Santos moved to 23 points while Internacional remained on 19 after their twelfth game of the campaign.
And here's the thing about these two sides — they had been separated by just one point before kickoff. Santos sat eleventh with 20 points from six wins, two draws and six defeats. Internacional were three places lower, thirteen on the table, having lost one more game than their hosts.
The visitors had shown signs of recovery in their previous outing, beating Vitoria U17 3:0 away from home. But that form evaporated against a Santos side that had struggled recently, dropping points in four of their last five matches. To be fair, the hosts had managed to edge America MG 1:0 in the match before that stalemate with Juventude.
What the scoreline tells us is straightforward. Santos extended their unbeaten run to three games, bouncing back from the defeat to Red Bull Bragantino U17 on 11 August. Internacional's run of two consecutive losses ended, though they had been inconsistent all season, winning six and losing seven across fourteen outings.
The gap between them now stretches to four points with two rounds remaining. That changes the dynamic considerably — what looked like a tight race in the lower half of the table has opened up. Santos have pulled away from the pack while Internacional are left chasing.