Internacional have traveled here for an interesting Copa Libertadores fight against Nacional. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
It's quite the trip for Internacional when visiting Nacional as the cities are 800 kilometers apart.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Nacional and Internacional.
Nacional form and stats
Last season, Nacional's Copa Libertadores journey ended in the group stage.An away draw last time out for Nacional, facing Cerro in a game that ended 1-1. Pereiro was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Cerro after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Before that, a loss in the away fixture against Independiente Medellin in the Copa Libertadores.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Nacional as they have a new game in only four days, a Primera Division match thankfully also at home. Deportivo Maldonado are visiting.
Internacional form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Santos in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Rômulo got a match rating of 7.25 in that game, top player of the team. Rômulo had 39 successful passes (of 42 total).
Before that one, the win at home against América Mineiro (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) in the Copa do Brasil (3-1). So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Internacional playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 1 Internacional win, 7 draws and 3 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Internacional are hosting Vasco da Gama in the Serie A only four days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Internacional as they have only managed to score 3 times from 5 away games in the league. Internacional's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 9 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Internacional have managed a sequence of 47 consecutive matches without defeat (2-1-0) when facing Nacional.Internacional - Nacional 2-2 was the output when these two teams previously did battle, also in this season.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Ramírez Polero 11 goals |  E. Gigliotti 3 goals | D. Zabala Morales 3 goals |
Nacional missing players
Internacional missing players
| Nacional | Internacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 41 | 25 | Scored | S | 12 | 34 | ||
| 24 | 9 | Conceded | C | 18 | 29 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 4.2 | 3.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.2 | 4.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9.4 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 15.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.7 | ||
| 38% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 24% | ||
| 8.4 | 6.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 11.5 | ||
| 3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Internacional | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Independiente Medellin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Nacional | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Metropolitanos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Internacional | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Independiente Medellin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Nacional | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Metropolitanos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Botafogo | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | Palmeiras | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Atlético Mineiro | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Gremio | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | Flamengo | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Fluminense | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 7 | Sao Paulo | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | Atletico PR | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Fortaleza | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 | Cruzeiro | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | Bragantino | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 12 | Santos | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | Internacional | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 | Cuiaba | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 | Bahia | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Corinthians | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -6 | 8 |
| 17 | Goias | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
| 18 | América Mineiro | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -11 | 7 |
| 19 | Vasco da Gama | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 6 |
| 20 | Coritiba | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 3 |
