Jogosdecassinobr – Grêmio beat Vitória 2-0 today (21) and gained three more important points in the fight against relegation in the 18th round of the Brazilian Championship. The match was held at the Centenário stadium, in Caxias do Sul (RS).
What happened
- Soteldo opened the scoring in the 18th minute of the second half, and Reinaldo extended the lead with a penalty in injury time of the same half.
- Breathe . The team from Rio Grande do Sul had not won in four rounds (three consecutive defeats and one draw). The last victory had been on June 30, against the bottom-placed Fluminense.
- Despite Grêmio’s victory, the result does not change the table for now. Tricolor, which still has games in hand, has 14 points and remains in 18th place, while Vitória is the first outside the relegation zone, with 15.
- The team from Rio Grande do Sul won their fourth victory in 16 matches in the competition. Grêmio still has two games in hand, against Atlético-MG and Criciúma.
- Agenda. In the Brasileirão, Grêmio has a new challenge against a team in the relegation zone. The Gauchos return to the field to face Corinthians , Thursday (25), while Vitória receives Flamengo a day earlier.
How was the game
The team from Rio Grande do Sul dominated and had two great chances, but the game was tied. Grêmio struggled to create chances and Vitória had trouble escaping. The three-defender scheme set up by coach Thiago Carpini was unable to advance, while Grêmio stood out on the wings with João and Pavon.
After the penalty was disallowed in the 30th minute, the game became very tight, with many fouls and complaints. Vitória focused on defense and had only one shot on goal, a poor shot from outside the area by Janderson.
Grêmio’s evolution. At the end of the first half, Grêmio accelerated their passes and improved, taking advantage of the side corridors, but had problems finishing due to the difficulty in entering the penalty area.
Vitória’s performance. The Lion committed many fouls and passing errors. The first shot only occurred in the 44th minute, with Janderson, in a counterattack.
In the second half, Vitória started to rely on ball turnovers, but continued to make mistakes in passing. Grêmio continued to have little difficulty in containing the team, which barely made Marchesin work.
After Soteldo’s goal, Renato Gaúcho made some changes to close the midfield and manage the result . Gustavo. Gustavo Nunes, Dodi and Arezo came on in place of Carballo, Edenílson and Pavón and ensured most of the possession.
Back to Arena
Grêmio announced on Saturday (20) the date to return to play at its Arena. Tricolor Gaúcho reported that the game against Atlético-MG, on September 1, will mark the team’s return to the stadium, which spent 23 days submerged due to the floods that hit Rio Grande do Sul.
Goals and important moments
He took a chance from afar. At 11′, Pavón found space on the left wing and took a shot from outside the area, but the ball went dangerously over Lucas Arcanjo’s goal.
You made a mistake, Nathan. Soteldo gave a good pass to Ednilson in the 13th minute, who invaded Vitória’s area and played the ball to the far post for Nathan, who failed to control it and wasted the team’s best chance so far.
Was it a penalty? Lucas Arcanjo made a sliding tackle, trying to protect the ball, but ended up bringing down Kannemann in the 30th minute. The assistant referee awarded a corner, but referee Savio Pereira Sampaio pointed to the spot. VAR intervened and overturned the decision, while Kannemann left the field on a stretcher.
Out! At 39′, Soteldo made an individual play on the left, went deep and crossed for Edenilson to head the ball alone in the middle of the area and send it to the left of the goal.
1 x 0. Soteldo opened the scoring in the 18th minute of the second half. Pavón crossed towards the area for the striker to pick up the rebound, beat two defenders and shoot low into the right corner.
2 x 0. Reinaldo took a penalty, won by debutant Matías Arezo, with force in the 50th minute, into the top right corner. Lucas Arcanjo hit the side, but was unable to reach the ball.
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