BELO HORIZONTE (Interstat) — Internacional W defeated Atletico-MG W 1-0 on Tuesday in the competition, securing its first win of the campaign while handing the home side its first loss. Internacional W improved to 1 win, no losses and 1 draw in the competition. Atletico-MG W fell to 0 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. Across all competitions, Internacional W moved to 2 wins, no losses and 1 draw, while Atletico-MG W dropped to 1 win, 2 losses and 1 draw. The match was decided by a single goal and a defensive effort that kept Atletico-MG W off the scoreboard. Internacional W protected the narrow advantage through the second half and denied Atletico-MG W an equalizer despite the home side’s late substitutions. The result gave Internacional W a second consecutive unbeaten competition result and left Atletico-MG W still searching for its first competition victory.

Bianca Martins headlined the game’s key performances for Internacional W with a 90-minute, one-goal stat line. Debora also went the full 90 minutes for Internacional W. Atletico-MG W got 90-minute performances from Karen and Hingredy, while Julia Bianchi and Catyellen logged 31 minutes each for Internacional W and Kaiuska played six minutes for Atletico-MG W. The key-performance list also credited one-goal stat lines to Debora, Karen, Hingredy, Julia Bianchi, Catyellen and Kaiuska, while the team totals showed Internacional W with one goal and Atletico-MG W with none. The list, arranged in descending order of importance, began with Martins and continued through Debora, Karen, Hingredy, Julia Bianchi, Catyellen and Kaiuska. Martins’ goal and full-match role made her the top entry in the key-performance list.

Internacional W made its first changes in the 59th minute, bringing on Mylena J. and Pati Llanos. Atletico-MG W followed with Isadora Freitas in the 70th minute. Internacional W’s Aninha entered in the 72nd, and Atletico-MG W brought on Barbara Melo and Thalita in the 84th. Internacional W added Paola Pereira and Lele in the 90th, while Atletico-MG W’s Lari Danielle came on in the 90th minute of stoppage time. The substitutions reflected a late push from Atletico-MG W, which used three changes after the 70th minute, while Internacional W used its bench to protect the lead. Internacional W’s late substitutions helped it close out the match and preserve the one-goal margin.

The result continued a busy stretch for both sides. Internacional W had scored eight times in its previous competition match at Forquetense W and had drawn 1-1 at Atletico-MG W earlier in the campaign. Atletico-MG W entered after a 10-1 win at Venda Nova W and a 1-1 draw with Internacional W, following a 4-3 home loss to Cruzeiro W. The latest meeting gave Internacional W a second result in the head-to-head series after the earlier draw. Atletico-MG W’s previous scoring outburst at Venda Nova W did not carry over into the rematch, as the home side was blanked. Internacional W’s previous eight-goal performance also gave way to a tighter contest, with the visitors needing only one goal to secure the competition victory. The earlier draw between the teams was followed by Internacional W’s one-goal win in the rematch.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Atletico-MG W 3, Internacional W 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Atletico-MG W with a 64.3 percent probability to win. Internacional W had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 2.5.