Athletico Paranaense - SC Internacional live - Football

On 25 July 2026 at 22:30 BST, Athletico Paranaense - sitting fifth in the Brasileirão with 30 points - host SC Internacional, who languish in 14th place and are in desperate need of a result. Furacão are unbeaten in four of their last five head-to-head league meetings, while the visitors from Porto Alegre arrive having lost their last three Serie A matches in a row.

Match Info: Athletico Paranaense vs SC Internacional

Athletico Paranaense face SC Internacional on Saturday, 25 July 2026 at 22:30 BST (21:30 UTC) in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. The match takes place at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, with Athletico Paranaense playing as hosts.

Where to Watch Athletico Paranaense vs SC Internacional?

Viewers in the United Kingdom can access the match through Fanatiz Brasileirão, the dedicated global streaming platform for Brazilian football, which broadcasts the Série A internationally to subscribers worldwide.

In Brazil, the clash between Athletico Paranaense and Internacional will be shown live on Amazon Prime Video. US-based fans can watch via Fanatiz USA, which offers the full Brasileirão experience for the North American market.

Spanish audiences have a particularly strong set of options: the match is available both online via Movistar+ and on traditional television across two channels - Movistar Liga de Campeones 2 and Vamos. In Portugal, Canal 11 holds the TV rights for this fixture and will broadcast it to Portuguese viewers.

Match between Athletico Paranaense and SC Internacional - Preview

This is one of the most lopsided clashes on paper in matchday 20 of the Brasileirão 2026 - a top-five side in excellent league form against a struggling mid-table outfit that has lost three consecutive league games.

Athletico Paranaense, managed by Odair Hellmann, have been one of the revelations of the season. Their top scorer Kevin Viveros has found the net 11 times in Serie A, and the side continues to earn results both at home and on the road. The 2-1 away win over São Paulo in the previous round - with Leozinho scoring twice in the second half - demonstrated Furacão's ability to perform under pressure. Their Serie A record of nine wins from 18 matches places them firmly in the conversation for Copa Libertadores qualification.

Internacional, on the other hand, are going through a turbulent stretch under Paulo Pezzolano. Three straight league defeats - 0-2 to Vitória, 1-3 at RB Bragantino, and a painful 1-2 home loss to Cruzeiro - have left them with just 21 points from 18 games. A trip to Curitiba to face a side that has beaten them in each of the last four Serie A encounters offers little comfort for Colorado fans.

Head-to-Head: Athletico Paranaense vs SC Internacional

The recent head-to-head record in Serie A tells a clear story: Athletico Paranaense have dominated this fixture, winning four and drawing one of the last five meetings, with Internacional failing to win a single one. That kind of psychological edge could prove decisive in a match where the visitors are already under pressure.

Here are the results of the five most recent encounters between the two sides:

• 28 January 2026 - Série A - Internacional 0:1 Athletico Paranaense
• 11 August 2024 - Série A - Internacional 2:2 Athletico Paranaense
• 21 April 2024 - Série A - Athletico Paranaense 1:0 Internacional
• 21 September 2023 - Série A - Athletico Paranaense 2:1 Internacional
• 10 May 2023 - Série A - Internacional 0:2 Athletico Paranaense

Athletico Paranaense - Recent Form

Athletico Paranaense are in impressive league form heading into this fixture, having gone unbeaten in their last three Série A matches and recorded three consecutive wins in the league.

Their most recent Serie A outing was a commanding away performance at São Paulo, where Furacão came from behind to win 2-1 thanks to a second-half double from Leozinho. Before that, they recorded a clean 1-0 home victory over Mirassol on 30 May, and prior to that a 2-1 win on the road at Remo on 24 May. In between the two blocks of league fixtures, Athletico played a couple of friendlies against RB Bragantino (losing 1-2) and Boca Juniors (losing 0-1), though those results carry little weight when assessing their competitive readiness.

The overall picture is of a well-organised, goal-hungry side that earns points both at the Arena da Baixada and away from home - exactly the kind of opponent Internacional can least afford to face right now.

SC Internacional - Recent Form

SC Internacional are enduring one of their worst stretches of the 2026 season, having lost three successive Série A matches and conceded seven goals in the process.

The most recent blow came at home against Cruzeiro on 23 July - a 1-2 defeat in front of their own supporters at the Beira-Rio. Before that, Internacional were beaten 1-3 on the road at RB Bragantino and 0-2 away at Vitória. Earlier in the season, there were brighter moments: a commanding 4-1 victory over Vasco da Gama and a 3-2 win over Athletic Club in the Copa do Brasil showed Colorado's attacking potential. But that form feels distant now, and with Rafael Borré leading the scoring charts with 9 goals across all competitions, the responsibility to revive the team falls partly on his shoulders.

Internacional head to Curitiba sitting 14th in the Brasileirão - nine points adrift of Athletico Paranaense - having now failed to win in three straight league outings. A must-respond moment arrives for Pezzolano's side, though history offers them little encouragement for this particular fixture.

Facts and Statistics

Athletico Paranaense and SC Internacional share a rich rivalry spanning decades of Brazilian football, with encounters spread across the Série A, Copa do Brasil, and continental competitions. Their overall head-to-head record across more than 40 meetings is historically balanced, but the recent period has swung firmly in Athletico's favour.

• Athletico Paranaense are unbeaten in 4 of their last 5 direct Serie A meetings with Internacional, winning all 4 of those clashes.
• SC Internacional have conceded 7 goals in their last 3 Serie A matches, winning none of them.
• Athletico Paranaense sit 5th in the Brasileirão 2026 with 30 points from 18 games; Internacional are 14th with 21 points.
• The two clubs met in the 2019 Copa do Brasil Final - Athletico Paranaense claimed the trophy, defeating Internacional over two legs.
• Kevin Viveros has scored 11 Série A goals in 2026, making him one of the division's top strikers and Athletico's primary attacking weapon this season.