A 90th-minute penalty won it, and Internacional finished with ten

Internacional beat Coritiba 1-0 at the Beira-Rio, with the only goal and a red card both arriving in stoppage time, and their numbers were well above their usual.

Internacional beat Coritiba 1-0 at the Beira-Rio, and the match turned in the 90th minute. Alerrandro scored from a penalty, and in that same minute Internacional's G. Maripan was sent off, so the winners saw out the final moments with ten men. Had the goal not come so late, the red card would have changed the whole shape of the closing stages.

Internacional had 64% of the ball, against a usual 36.7% in their home games this season, so they had far more of it than they normally do. They also took 19 shots, against a normal 12.3, and their expected goals figure reached 1.62 against a usual 1.08. Expected goals is a measure of how good each chance was, added up over the match, so a higher figure means the side was creating better openings than it usually does.

Coritiba were the reverse of their normal selves. They had 36% of the ball, down from their usual 42.8%, and they managed only six shots, against a typical 13.7. Their expected goals came to 0.64, well short of the 1.16 they usually produce, and only three of those shots were struck from inside the penalty area.

Coritiba's defence, though, held far better than its record suggests. They usually concede 1.8 goals a match, and here they let in one, and their expected goals against this match stood at 1.62 where their usual figure is 1.32. Pedro Morisco made five saves in the Coritiba goal, the most of either goalkeeper, while Internacional's keeper had to make only one. The first goal of the game also came very late, against a league average of 2.7 goals in a match.

Thiago Maia was the highest-rated Internacional player at 7.7, and he was on the pitch for the decisive stretch. Alerrandro had the goal and three shots on target in total, while Bruno Melo won eight duels for Coritiba, the most of anyone in the match. Bruno Melo's eight duels were a useful sign of how much Coritiba were trying to win the ball back, even though they struggled to turn that into attacks.

Coritiba have played 33 games and sit 11th with 42 points, while Internacional are 18th on 35 points from the same number of matches. The home side had more of the ball and more chances, and a penalty in the final minute was enough to separate the two sides. Coritiba go into their next match with a clean sheet and a single-goal defeat to think about, and a side that created so little for most of the game.

Player of the matchThiago Maia1 chance created7.7

Rodrigo Villagra6 duels won7.5

Alerrandro1 goal7.5

Bruno Gomes3 chances created7.3