Santos defeats Internacional 3-2 to rise in the Brasileirão standings

Santos secured a 3-2 victory over Internacional at Beira-Rio on Sunday. Gabigol opened the scoring in the eighth minute following a turnover by Félix Torres and added a second goal in the 29th minute. Matheus Bahia received a red card for Internacional during the same sequence, forcing the home side to play the remainder of the match with 10 men. Oliva extended the Santos lead before halftime, but Internacional staged a partial comeback with second-half goals from Aguirre and a penalty conversion by Bruno Henrique. The loss keeps Internacional in 18th place with 25 points, while Santos moves up to 32 points and 11th place in the league table. Both teams are scheduled to return to Brasileirão competition on Saturday, with Internacional hosting Chapecoense and Santos playing at home against Cruzeiro.

• 9:03 PMYahoo Sports — Santos beat Inter, who stay mired in the Brasileirão bottom four