Guild e International they used all the cardholders they could, but whoever decided was in the bank. Léo Chu, in the 43rd minute of the second half, hit a shot from outside the area and decided the first Gre-Nal of the season. In addition to winning the rival again, Renato Portaluppi’s team takes the lead in the Gaucho Championship right from the hands of Colorado.
The Gre-Nal 430 was marked by missed goals. Praxedes and Lucas Ribeiro at Inter, Ferreira and Ricardinho at Grêmio. Until Leo Chu risked it.
The victory makes Grêmio draw on points with Inter, but the advantage is gremista by the tiebreaker criteria. Renato’s team still has one game less (game delayed with Caxias, scheduled for next Saturday, 10).
In the next round, Inter will visit Aimoré. Grêmio has a different agenda. On Wednesday, he will face Independiente Del Valle, in Ecuador, for the preliminary round of the World Cup Libertadores. And at the weekend, he catches up late at Gauchão.
Who did well: Leo Chu
Attacking midfielder entered the second half and added speed to Grêmio’s attack. In the end, he still had the audacity to kick from outside the box. Indeed, with strength. Decisive.
Who Disappointed: Patrick
So important to Inter in the last few years, shirt 88 made a classic out of there. At the beginning of the second half, it had flashes and still created little. Left early.
Grêmio mobilizes attack, but leaves hole in the middle
Grêmio left the ball with Internacional, but stayed on top. The pressure on the short exit generated good situations (from the great mobilization of the trio Alisson, Pinares and Diego Souza), but Renato’s team lacked aim or even more depth. The only submission came in the 36th minute of the first half (and without so much danger). The game’s strategy and practice created a hole in the midfield, which Inter explored in small doses and still created problems. The defense managed to impose itself, most of the time.
In the second half, Grêmio had more presence in the attack. Ferreira created chances, always closing from the tip to the middle. In one, the kick was not accurate. The chances really came more after the break. Ricardinho almost scored from below, after Vanderson’s cross. But it was up to Léo Chu, from outside the area, to decide.
Inter suffer pressure and no short exit
Grêmio’s strategy created an unprecedented difficulty for Internacional this season. With Cuesta and Lucas Ribeiro under pressure, the long pass generated good progress in the middle. Dourado opened the game with the mission of retreating, but it did not go well. Edenilson assumed the role and gave more dynamics. With Mauricio and Patrick in the lead, Inter felt lack of speed to get to the attack. Still, the big chance of the first half was colored. Praxedes stopped in the hands of Brenno, in the additions.
After the break, Inter created another good chance. Unusually. Lucas Ribeiro fired from the defense until the attack and, with no one capable of tackling, kicked to the left of Grêmio’s goal. In the final stretch of the duel, the team reduced the pace.
DATASHEET
1 x 0 INTERNATIONAL GREMIUM
Date and time: 03/04/2021 (Saturday), at 22h15 (Brasília time)
Local: Arena do Grêmio, in Porto Alegre (RS)
Referee: Anderson Daronco
Auxiliaries: Rafael da Silva Alves and Tiago Augusto Kappes Diel
WHERE: Daniel Nobre Bins
Yellow cards: Vanderson, Leo Chu (GRE)
Goal: Léo Chu, 43 minutes into the second half (GRE)
Guild: Brenno; Vanderson, Ruan, Rodrigues and Diogo Barbosa; Maicon (Darlan), Matheus Henrique, Alisson (Lucas Silva), Pinares (Ricardinho) and Ferreira (Léo Pereira); Diego Souza (Léo Chú)
Coach: Renato Portaluppi
Inter: Marcelo Lomba; Rodinei (Heitor), Lucas Ribeiro, Cuesta and Moisés; Rodrigo Dourado, Edenilson and Praxedes (Nonato); Mauricio (Caio Vidal), Yuri Alberto (Guerrero) and Patrick (Palacios)
Technician: Miguel Ángel Ramírez
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