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The beginning of the Round of 16 of the Libertadores Cup The victory was for the team that has been in exile for a long time due to the severe flooding that isolated the city of Porto Alegre, which is slowly returning to normality that has not yet reached the stadium. Arena do Gremio. Already accustomed to wandering through other courts, Gremio, in great reaction, beat the champion and unknown Fluminense 2-1, in a match played in Curitiba.
The figure of the night in the team that had three Argentines among the starters was the left back Reinaldo, a 34-year-old veteran who never left Brazilian football. Fluminense, which retains some of the players from the final against Boca and added defender Thiago Silva (39 years old), winning 1-0, with a cross shot from Lima that the goalkeeper failed to clear Augustin Marchesin.
With veteran Thiago Silva and Soteldo in the air, the ball is still on the wayALBARI ROSA – AFP
There was just over half an hour left and Gremio turned the game around in three minutes. The Argentine referee Dario Herrera correctly sanctioned a handball inside the area by the young full-back Esquerdinha, replacing the absent Marcelo. penal Reinaldo converted it with a great left-footed shot, strong and high.
Gremio took a momentum that they took advantage of immediately, with an open free kick that Reinaldo executed as a cross and ended up going in off the far post of the experienced goalkeeper Fábio (43 years old). At that point in the match, the Argentines had already been replaced in Gremio. Cristian Pavon and Franco Cristaldo. On the sidelines of the match, due to a muscle discomfort, he was left Walter Kannemann, as well as the forward Diego Costa (35 years old), who had an outstanding career at Atlético de Madrid. Gremio’s centre-forward was the Danish Martin Braithwaite, with a past in Barcelona and Espanyol.
Highlights of Gremio 2 – Fluminense 1
In the end the temperature rose by the expulsion of Gremio defender Ely, at the request of the VAR, which called Herrera to review a punch to the stomach of Ganso. With one more player in the last 10 minutes, Fluminense, which did not have the top scorer, was beaten German Canothe final attack was not enough.
Gremio is still suffering the consequences of the harsh rainfall in Porto Alegre. It cannot be the home team at the Arena do Gremio stadium, which was much more more affected than Beira-Rio, the court of Inter. There is speculation that Gremio could return to its homeland in September. It has played 13 games in other states. It did so in Santa Catarina, Paraná and to receive Fluminense it traveled to Curitiba, 741 kilometers from home. A traumatic situation that led to a sporting decline, from which he has been emerging in recent weeks. In the Brazilian Championship They were in the relegation zone; they took a breath and left the red zone by obtaining 13 of the last 15 points; together with Fortaleza, they are the two teams with the greatest effectiveness in the second round.
Danish player Martin Braithwaite maneuvers against fallen Thiago Santos ALBARI ROSA – AFP
Within an even development in the first half, with more possession of the ball by Fluminense, Gremio was deeper and more direct in attack. The advances gauchos They focused heavily on the right, Pavón’s area, who tried his luck with a volley and a shot from medium distance, both of which went wide. The ex-Boca player gave an assist for a shot by Cristaldo that also missed the target.
But the clearest chance of the first half was for Fluminense, with a free entry into the area by Colombian Jhon Arias, whose shot was partially deflected by Marchesín and cleared by Ely just inches from the goal. In the second period the goals came. Another hit for Fluminense, which in the Brazilian Championship is in drop location. In the Copa Libertadores they had comfortably won their group, with a wide advantage over Colo Colo, Cerro Porteño and Alianza Lima. Last night they lost their unbeaten streak against a Gremio that is on the road to be the home team.
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