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The confirmation of the leadership of Grupo E da Libertadores arrived, but Grêmio left the 1 to 1 with América de Cali, in the Arena, on Thursday night, without advancing. Because technician Renato Portaluppi used the game for testing on a kind of calculated risk and recognized that the attempt did not work. A step back from the evolution shown recently.
The goals achieved so far are important, of course. At the end of the day, the classification with the first place in code was fundamental. But it cannot be a curtain for union performance in each group stage.
Grêmio qualified with the second worst season among the top finishers. With 11 points, he was only ahead of Jorge Wilstermann, with 10, leader of Group C. He only made one point more than last year, when he also struggled in the qualifying phase.
– The most important thing was not having lost at home in the Libertadores. The responsibility is mine. We could not prevail as we wanted, but the most important thing is to get the classification and the first place. We played six very difficult games and only lost one – Renato evaluated.
Renato admits error in Grêmio’s squad – Photo: Staff Images / Conmebol
In the field, Orejuela was selected as the right wing, with Víctor Ferraz on the right side. It lasted 45 minutes. Grêmio fought to play and retain the ball in the sector. Alisson is one of the players who works the most in the transition from defense to attack, and that was missed by the Colombian.
At the same time, Robinho also did not help in this process. The sock has been used centrally before, but it still does not give the desired response. Without two pieces to move the brand and create space, the team simply couldn’t create it.
– It was a game that could see two or three players. Not that it wasn’t important, but I tried a formation. We did not do well, the responsibility is mine. I saw that it did not work as I tried, we were far below what we could offer and I corrected it in the interval. Grêmio was another at the beginning of the second half, we had a great opportunity and wasted the penalty – commented the coach.
Orejuela stayed in the locker room, Renato reassembled the team with Isaque as midfielder and Luiz Fernando in attack, which improved the team’s performance. Robinho wasted a penalty and on America’s counterattack came Kannemann’s own goal.
Lucas Silva and Orejuela left at halftime – Photo: Staff Images / Conmebol
The play ended the union reaction of the final stage. It had already been three presentations in three minutes. But the team was shaken by the goal. An unstable and disorganized moment passed. He only managed a draw in the final moments.
Despite all this, Grêmio can still celebrate the leadership of Group E and say that it has met the goals set to date. From the round of 16, the characteristics of the competition change. And the most traditional Brazilian club of the Libertadores has it very clear.
Kannemann, in addition to the accidental goal, left a problem for the round of 16 when he was sent off in a totally avoidable play. He will be absent in the first game of the next phase. It just didn’t end the bad night because Diego Souza maintained his undefeated record in the Arena with the penalty turned into lights out.
The next rival in the Libertadores will be known in a draw this Friday, starting at 12:00. Grêmio will return to the pitch on Sunday, at 6.15pm, against Atlético, for Brasileirão.
