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The coach Renato Portaluppi apologized to the Grêmio fans after being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Libertadores, this Wednesday night, in Vila Belmiro. The commander recognized all the merits of Santos in the 4-1 suffered and took responsibility for the fall.
+ See the scores of the players of Grêmio in the elimination
Renato cited the goal suffered by Tricolor at 11 seconds as determining the progress of the match and the opportunity lost at the feet of Jean Pyerre just after. But he also avoided calling the result “shameful” and defended the players.
– In those moments there are people who like to stab, say louder words and I don’t know what goes through their head. Grêmio is not ashamed. Grêmio has a problem, he is ashamed because he arrives at all competitions. It is the shame that Grêmio gives – he defended.
There are things that I talk about only with the group. There is no point in talking publicly about what has or has not happened. If you are guilty, it is me. I will always defend my group ”
– Renato Portaluppi
Renato was overtaken by Cuca in the tactical duel – Photo: Staff Images / CONMEBOL
The union coach was also categorical in stating that Santos was “getting better” and acknowledged that Grêmio was below Peixe in competitiveness during the 180 minutes of the playoff.
– Santos was better, period. We did not do well in those 180 minutes against Santos, we were undefeated and here we had a defeat. But what I said, when you take the goal with 11 seconds, you can react, but we had the opportunity to draw, we did not draw and then we took it. So it gives the opponent morale. I apologize to the fan, but tomorrow we will turn the key – he guaranteed.
Grêmio ended an 18-game unbeaten streak in the season, the last defeat was precisely against Santos, in Vila Belmiro, for Brasileirão. More than that, he falls into the Libertadores earlier than expected: Tricolor had reached at least the semifinal in the last three years.
Now, the team keeps the Brazil Cup and the Brazil Cup. After the elimination, the delegation remains in São Paulo and travels to Recife on Friday, where it will face Sport, on Saturday, at 7pm, in Ilha do Retiro, for the 26th round of the Brazilian Championship.
