Internacional vs Corinthians Prediction: It won't be easy for Corinthians without their star player

Róger Guedes has accepted an offer from Qatar's Al-Rayyan and will no longer play for Corinthians. It is a big loss for the Paulista club that loses its best player and scorer. The Timão has been doing a disappointing championship, and this departure does not augur anything positive. For the first game of the Brasileirão without Róger Guedes, Corinthians will travel to Porto Alegre to face Internacional. The Paulistas have to adapt their game. Inter is having an erratic season, but the team is always difficult to beat at home.

The Colorado lost 2-1 to River Plate in Buenos Aires this week. In the first leg of the Copa Libertadores Round of 16, River turned the score around after Enner Valencia's first goal for Inter. Next week the second leg will be played but in the middle of this knockout round Internacional host Corinthians. The Gaúchos will try to win, but it will be difficult not to think of the decisive duel for the Copa Libertadores. The team lost at home to Cuiabá before the first clash with the Argentines, suggesting that they are not giving priority to the championship at the moment, where they occupy 12th place.

The Paulistas also faced an Argentine team this week. Corinthians hosted and beat Newell's Old Boys 2-1, also in the Round of 16 but for the Copa Sudamericana. It was the first game without Róger Guedes, and the team reacted well. The next game at the Beira-Rio will be the first game of the Brasileirão in which Corinthians will perform without its biggest star. In the last Round, Róger Guedes scored his team's third goal in a 3-1 win against Vasco da Gama, his last goal wearing a Corinthians shirt. The Timão is going through its best moment of the season, with three consecutive victories and eight games without losing, including all competitions. Despite the overall improvement, 14th place in the league is still far below what is expected for a club like Corinthians.

This match is one of those in which there is no clear favorite, and on top of that, it falls in the middle of a knockout stage of South American competitions, which always influences the teams' performance. I will bet on a Double Chance with a draw and victory for Corinthians, considering the good form that the team is going through. Another factor that leads me to go for this bet is that Internacional has not beaten Corinthians for nine games.