Substitute’s Late Brace Salvages Draw for Internacional in Brasileiro Women Opener
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Interstat) — Substitute Priscila Flor da Silva scored twice in the final 20 minutes to rally Internacional RS to a 1-1 draw with Athletico Paranaense on Saturday in the opening week of the Brasileiro Women’s championship.
Nathalia Rodrigues Lopes gave the visiting Paranaense side a 1-0 lead in the 38th minute at Campo do SESC. Flor da Silva, a second-half substitute from São Gonçalo do Amarante, equalized in the 70th minute and netted the apparent winner just seven minutes later. The comeback secured a point for the home side, defying a pre-game projection that favored Internacional with an 86.7% win probability. The physical match featured five yellow cards, with Paranaense receiving four. Internacional begins its campaign with a win and a draw, while Paranaense seeks its first victory.