Internacional Vs Melgar Match Analysis And Prediction

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Internacional will have an encounter with Melgar in the quarter-finals of the Copa Sudamericana, with the sides having played out a goalless draw last week, making the Brazilians favourites to progress on home soil on Thursday.

In a matter of fact, given that their striker Alexandre Zurawski was sent off in the 64th minute, Internacional would have been pleased to come away from Peru with a draw.

The hosts had 20 shots with nine having been on target, and 63% possession across the 90 minutes, with goalkeeper Daniel undoubtedly man of the match having kept a clean sheet despite being bombarded.

Mano Menezes, who has been head coach of The Red since April, will be hoping for more offensively from his side on Thursday, which should be given in front of a cheerful supporters at Estadio Beira-Rio.

Internacional are unbeaten there in five matches across all competitions, so they will feel confident of reaching the Copa Sudamericana semi-finals as they aim to win the competition for the second time in the club’s history.

Meanwhile, Melgar have already made history with this being their best ever performance in a continental competition.

This is the first time that they have ever made it to the quarter-finals of either the Copa Sudamericana and Copa Libertadores, having competed in both competitions six times apiece in the past.

Melgar have recieved huge praise in their home country for their efforts, which have been built on a solid foundation of excellent recruitment and strategy behind the scenes.

Head coach Pablo Lavallen, who joined the club earlier this year, will be hoping for a big performance from his players as they travel to Porto Alegre.

Should they perform to the level they did last week, despite being held to a draw, there is ever chance they can pull off a major upset.

Internacional vs Melgar head to head

The two teams have previously met on just one occasion in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana quarter-finals, where they played out a goalless draw.

Melgar 0-0 Internacional 05/08/22

Internacional latest home form

Internacional have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Atletico Mineiro 3-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 14 goals and conceded four.

Internacional 3-0 Coritiba 25/06/22

Internacional 4-1 Colo Colo 06/07/22

Internacional 1-0 America Mineiro 12/07/22

Internacional 3-3 Sao Paulo 21/07/22

Internacional 3-0 Atletico Mineiro 31/07/22

Internacional latest away form

Internacional have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having been winless in their six most recent matches. They lost 3-0 to Fortaleza in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored just two goals and conceded six.

Ceara 1-1 Internacional 03/07/22

Athletico Paranaense 0-0 Internacional 16/07/22

Palmeiras 2-1 Internacional 24/07/22

Melgar 0-0 Internacional 05/08/22

Fortaleza 3-0 Internacional 08/08/22

Melgar latest home form

Melgar have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They drew 0-0 with Internacional in their last home game in the Copa Sudamericana. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded two.

Melgar 2-1 Deprtivo Cali 07/07/22

Melgar 0-1 Sporting Cristal 17/07/22

Melgar 1-0 Sport Huancayo 24/07/22

Melgar 1-0 UTC Cajamarca 29/07/22

Melgar 0-0 Internacional 05/08/22

Melgar latest away form

Melgar have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Carlos Mannucci 1-0 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and kept clean sheets.

Ayacucho 0-1 Melgar 22/05/22

Sport Boys 0-1 Melgar 19/06/22

Deportivo Cali 0-0 Melgar 30/06/22

Alianza Atletico 0-0 Melgar 03/07/22

Carlos Mannucci 0-1 Melgar 10/07/22

Internacional news

Internacional will make do without the services of Alexandre Zurawski through suspension after the forward’s straight red card in last week’s first leg.

Mano Menezes could look to Braian Romero to replace him in attack, but Rodrigo Moledo and Caio Vidal are unlikely to recover from injury in time to make the squad.

Melgar news

Melgar will take to the pitch without the services of defenders Pedro Ibanez and Leonel Galeano due to injury.

Head coach Pablo Lavellen is not likely to make any changes from the XI which exceeded expectaions on home soil last week, as they will be looking to cause a major upset on Thursday.

Prediction and Odds

Melgar have had an impressive and record-breaking run in this season’s Copa Sudamericana, but we think it is likely to come to an end in Porto Alegre on Thursday.

Internacional have more individual quality, and providing they keep their cool with 11 men on the pitch, they should have enough on home soil.

Odds: 1 1.92 X 2.10 2 2.30