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Grêmio beat São Paulo 1-0, today (23), at the Arena, and opened an advantage in the semifinals of the Copa do Brasil. The result was built after the São Paulo team lost two clear chances, with Brenner and Luciano. Diego Souza scored for the Rio Grande do Sul team.
The result gives Grêmio the right to play for any victory or regain the duel, next Wednesday, in Morumbi. São Paulo must win by a difference to take the decision to penalties, or two or more margin to qualify.
During the weekend, São Paulo will face Fluminense, on Saturday, in Rio de Janeiro. Grêmio faces Atlético-GO on Sunday at home. Both games for the Brazilian.
It went well: Daniel Alves leaves his teammates facing the goal
If it depended exclusively on the passes from Daniel Alves, São Paulo would have a much smoother game. The midfielder left Brenner without even the goalkeeper in front of him, but the forward missed. He put Luciano face to face with Vanderlei, but his colleague wasted it too. In addition to dictating the rhyme of your team’s creation.
It was bad: Brenner asks for a chance without a goalkeeper
The match was tied at 0-0 and São Paulo began to create chances. In the first, a table placed Daniel Alves on the right side. He crossed and Brenner was left alone with the goal ahead. But he failed to complete and lost a clear chance to score.
Ferreira enters and paves the way to Grêmio’s goal
Ferreira entered the game only in the second half. And at the first opportunity he got, he managed to take Reinaldo’s mark, went to the bottom and crossed. The ball hit the defense and Diego Souza put it in the net.
I doubt even minutes before the game, Luciano tries hard
Luciano was in doubt until moments before the game. But he managed to recover in time and was used by Fernando Diniz. At first he suffered a bit with the rhythm of the game, but he ended up adapting and was important in finding spaces in the attack. In the second half, he wasted kicking a face-to-face chance with the goalkeeper.
Grêmio’s game: Pressure at the start and goal disallowed
Grêmio did not manage to dominate the game as he likes, but he carried out the offense scoring perfectly. While São Paulo builds its plays from the short start, with goalkeeper Tiago Volpi often participating in the start of plays, the Porto Alegre team tried to advance their players and score in the rival field. Thus, he managed to avoid the arrival of the rival easily ahead. Although they created little offense, the local team complained of a disallowed goal in the first stage, and in the second, when São Paulo stacked chances, scored, with Diego Souza, and changed the scene of the game.
The São Paulo game: Difficulty at the beginning, incredible opportunities later
São Paulo had more ball possession and control of the game. But that does not mean that you have accumulated opportunities from the beginning. On the contrary. There were few shots or real chances to score in the first half. Fernando Diniz’s team tried to attack from the sides, but ended up without finding space in the good defense of Grêmio. He made a number of technical mistakes and was not consistent enough to move on. In the second half, however, everything changed. Daniel Alves made a great play and Brenner missed an incredible goal. Then it was Daniel Alves’ turn to leave Luciano face to face with the goalkeeper, but the forward put him up, missing another clear opportunity. After the waste, São Paulo scored a goal and could not meet again.
Friends, Diniz and Renato have already worked together
Fernando Diniz and Renato Gaúcho are friends. After working together at Fluminense in 2002, the couple maintains contact and friendship off the field. Before the game, they greeted and exchanged words and hugs on the edge of the field.
DATA SHEET
GRÊMIO 1 X 0 SÃO PAULO
Data: 12/23/2020 (Wednesday)
Local: Arena do Grêmio, in São Paulo (SP)
Referee: Marcelo de Lima Henrique
Assistants: Rodrigo Figueiredo Henrique Correa and Michael Correia
WHERE: Rodrigo Nunes de Sa
Yellow cards: Bruno Alves, Daniel Alves, Sara, Vitor Bueno, Reinaldo (SP); Thaciano, Matheus Henrique, Vanderlei (GRE);
Goals: Diego Souza, from Grêmio, in the 17th minute of the second half;
GUILD
Vanderlei; Víctor Ferraz, Kannemann, Geromel (Rodrigues) and Diogo Barbosa; Matheus Henrique, Darlan (Lucas Silva), Thaciano (Ferreira), Jean Pyerre (Everton) and Pepê; Diego Souza (Churín).
Technical: Renato Gaúcho
SAINT PAUL
Tiago Volpi; Juanfran, Bruno Alves (Vitor Bueno), Arboleda and Reinaldo; Luan, Daniel Alves, Gabriel Sara and Igor Gomes (Toró); Luciano (Tchê Tchê) and Brenner;
Technical: Fernando Diniz
