Stadium: Estádio José Pinheiro Borda
Internacional will battle Fluminense in the sixteenth round of the Brazilian Serie A. This will be very interesting match between two grandees of Brazilian football. These two teams represented Brazil in the Libertadores Cup this season. More precisely, only Fluminense continues to play in the cup, although before the return game against Barcelona, the mood of the Tricolores is not the brightest.
Internacional form
Inter dropped out of the Libertadores Cup, losing to Olimpia of Paraguay. After this setback, the Colorados played three matches in Serie A, where they were defeated by Athletico Paranaense, drew with Cuiabá and defeated Flamengo in the last round of the Brazilian championship. The 4-0 victory over Flamengo was one of the biggest sensations of the season. However, this victory was only enough for the Colorados to get a place in the South American Cup zone. Currently, Internacional is in 12th place in the elite of Brazilian football, five points behind Athletico Paranaense in the top 6. The goal of the team is to get a place in the Libertadores Cup this season. It should be noted that Inter Inter has not won playing at home since July 19, almost a month ago.
Fluminense form
There is no doubt that the most important tournament for Fluminense is the Libertadores Cup. There is still enough time before the end of the Serie A, but the semifinals of the most prestigious tournament may not be played. The first match against Ecuador's Barcelona at the Maracana ended 2-2. This means that to advance to the next round of the Cup of Libertadores, the Tricolores will need to beat the Barças in an away match. Before the draw with Barça, Fluminense lost to America MG in the Brazilian championship. Overall, Fluminense are15th in the Serie A standings. Playing away, the Tricolores have the 11th statistic in the division.
Injuries and suspensions
Internacional: Rodrigo Moledo, Paolo Guerrero, Mauricio and Juan Cuesta will not play.
Fluminense: Hudson and Caio Paulista will not play.
Predicted lineups
Internacional: Daniel, Saravia, Cuesta, Mendes, Moises, Dourado, Taison, Edenilson, Patrick, Vidal, Alberto.
Fluminense: Felipe, Xavier, Claro, Nino, Egidio, Martinelli, Felipe, Kayky, Nene, Yago, Kennedy.
Expert betting tips
Inter is focused on Serie A and is in a good mood after the crushing victory over Flamengo. Inter are now more worried about making it to the semi-finals of the Libertadores Cup. We think that in the upcoming game Inter have a really good chance to win, in case of getting three points the Colorados have a chance not only to go up in the top 10 but also get closer to the top 6. We should on the following outcomes of the match: W1 for 1.85, W1 + H (-1.5) for 3.84, TU (2.5) for 1.50.