Internacional comfortably defeated Santa Cruz 3 - 0 on the afternoon of March 24, at Plátanos Stadium, in a match valid for the third round of the Farroupilha Cup. Hérverton (own goal), Vitor Júnior and D’Alessandro, off a penalty, scored for the Colorado team, which has maintained its 100% lead of Group 2. It was the sixth straight win for Dunga’s team in the State Championship.

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Inter comfortably defeats Santa Cruz and maintains unbeaten run in the return stage

The goals

In the 11th minute, Leandro Damião scored a beautiful goal. The No. 9 raced with the ball from midfield, passing three defenders and rushing into the penalty area from the left. The striker passed to Caio, who pushed it straight back to Damião to strike on goal – the ball deflected off both the goalkeeper and a defender before going in. 1 - 0! It would have been Damião’s eighth goal in the State Championship, instead the referee put it down as an own goal by Sidraílson.

In the 36th minute of the second half, Vitor Juníor came on for Airton, and right in his first play the midfielder picked up a low pass from Damião inside the penalty area and scored his second goal for Internacional. D'Alessandro made it 3 - 0 in the 40th minute, off of a penalty kick given for a foul on Otávio, who showed quality play throughout the match.

Technical Information:

Santa Cruz (0): Fernando Vizzotto; Teda, Sidraílson and Héverton; João Neto, Diego Teles, Léo Maringá, Cleiton (Saldanha), Fabinho (Lucas Sotero) and Gabriel Ganzer (Baroni); Lucas Silva. Coach: Tonho Gil.

Internacional (3): Muriel; Gabriel, Rodrigo Moledo, Juan, Fabrício; Airton (Vitor Júnior), Josimar, Fred (Dátolo), D'Alessandro; Caio (Otávio), Leandro Damião. Coach: Dunga.

Goals: Sidraílson (SC), own goal at 11 minutes of the first half, Vitor Juníor (I), at 36 minutes of the second half, D'Alessandro (I), at 40min minutes of the second half.

Yellow cards: Fabinho, Héverton, Teda, Lucas Sotero, Vizzotto (SC); Airton (I).

Refereeing: Jean Pierre de Lima, assisted by Altemir Hausmann and Rafael da Silva Alves.
Venue: Plátanos Stadium, Santa Cruz do Sul.