About five months later, Grêmio and Flamengo finally faced each other for the distant second round of the Brazilian Championship. The match this Wednesday (23), at Arena Tricolor, in Porto Alegre, ended in a draw 2-2, a result that did not please anyone.
The team from Rio Grande do Sul is still in 18th place, with 36 points, four less than Juventude, the first club outside the Z4. Rubro-Negro, runner-up with 67 points, has a remote chance of winning the title, with four games remaining in the championship. Atlético-MG, first placed, started the round with 74 points.
Concerned about the Libertadores decision against Palmeiras, this Saturday (27), at 17:00 (GMT), at the Estádio Centenário, in Montevideo (Uruguay), coach Renato Gaúcho spared most of Flamengo’s regular holders even from the bench. reservations. The exception was midfielder Giorgian De Arrascaeta, recovered from the injury that took him off the pitch for a month and a half, to give the Uruguayan rhythm. At Grêmio, the main embezzlement was defender Walter Kannemann, with pain in his hip – Ruan was the substitute.
As expected, Tricolor took the initiative and almost opened the scoring in the 15th minute, with a header by forward Jhonata Robert who beat goalkeeper Hugo and was saved on the line by defender Gustavo Henrique. At 43, the red-black archer made a great save with a Diego Souza bomb, from the edge of the area. On the rebound, also forward Ferreira lost control of the ball.
The Gauchos maintained their offensive posture around half-time. A minute ago, Diego Souza finished close to the right bar, with danger. Flamengo, however, was the one who opened the scoring. At 12, in the first play after entering the field, Arrascaeta launched Rodinei from the right. The full-back crossed and forward Vitinho, free, sent it to the net. To complicate the tricolor mission, Jhonata Robert, who already had a yellow card, was sent off after a dispute with the author of the Flamengo goal.
The inglorious sequence disrupted Grêmio, who started attacking in an uncoordinated manner and giving space to Flamengo, which only didn’t expand at 21 because goalkeeper Gabriel made a good save in a shot by striker Kenedy, from the left. Seven minutes later, there was no way out: Kenedy got the better of the gremista defense and left Vitinho in good shape to increase the Rio advantage.
Despite the setbacks, Grêmio managed to respond. At 30, Ferreira crossed low on the left and forward Miguel Borja sent it to the net. At 36, the Colombian returned the kindness and pivoted for Ferreira to face the mark and hit Hugo’s corner, tying the game. The Tricolor pressed after the turn, but the score did not change anymore.
Flamengo returned to worrying about the Brazilian on Tuesday (30), when they face Ceará at 20:00, at Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro. Before, on Friday (26), Grêmio will face Bahia at 7pm, at Arena Fonte Nova, in Salvador, in a direct confrontation against relegation. The duels are valid for the 36th round of the competition.
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