Renato points to Grêmio’s “smart” game, but admits mistakes: “We suffer a little” | Guild

At a press conference, the commander praised the performance, although mediocre. He mentioned that the team complied with the requests to avoid possibilities for the Caxias do Sul rival, either in dead balls or in counterattacks.

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– It was a smart match. Tactically, the team was very good. The chances were from outside the area for Juventude, we occupied the spaces well and we knew that sooner or later they would leave space. Diego made an excellent play with Cortez on the left side, and Thaciano was where I ask our attackers to be. It gave the team more peace of mind – commended Renato about the goal.

The coach, however, assumed failures. He admitted, for example, that the team could not retain the ball in the first half to avoid the onslaught of Juventude. He cited the departure of Maicon, injured, as one of the factors for this to happen.

– These are things that I solve in the video during the week. One of the things I didn’t like was the first half, we got rid of the ball very easily. Grêmio’s strong suit is the ball, the rival that pursues us. Even because of the characteristics of the players on the field. And when Maicon left, who is very intelligent and has a lot of the ball, we suffered a bit – acknowledged the coach.

With the result, Grêmio qualifies for the quarterfinals of the Brazilian Cup. The opponent for the next round will be known in the draw scheduled for 11:30 am on Friday.