Grêmio and Bragantino draw in a game valid for the 4th round of the Brazilian Championship
On Sunday night, May 7th, in heavy rain, Grêmio faced Bragantino at Arena in a game valid for the 4th round of the Brazilian Championship. The match was highly contested and ended in a 3-3 draw. Grêmio's goals were scored by Cristaldo, Suárez, and Galdino, while the opponents scored with Matheus Fernandes, Sasha, and Thiago Borbas. Renato Portaluppi's team was behind in the second half, came back to lead, but suffered the tying goal at 47’.
With the result, the Tricolor is in seventh place with 7 points.
Grêmio started the game with an imposing attack, making the opponents fall back in defense. In the first minute, Thomas Luciano advanced on the right and crossed. In the play, Jadsom put his hand on the ball inside the area. The refereeing staff went to VAR and awarded a penalty. Franco Cristaldo took it and scored, opening the scoring at six minutes.
Bragantino fought back and, in the first shot, tied the match at eight minutes. Matheus Fernandes took the ball inside the area and, face to face with Gabriel Grando, managed to hit Grêmio's goal.
The clock was ticking past 12’ when Tricolor sought another goal-scoring opportunity, but this time, after quick touches inside the area, Juninho Capixaba cleared and saved the Paulista team.
The game was back and forth. At 16’, Lucas Evangelista received the ball at the entrance of the big area and sent a bomb to a beautiful save by Grando, who cleared the ball.
From the 20th minute, the duel became more balanced in midfield, with few shots.
Gabriel Grando had to work again at 27’ and made another great save. Helinho drove, entered the area, and shot hard, but the Grêmio goalkeeper was there to clear the danger with his legs.
At 28’, Grêmio resumed the pressure. Thomas Luciano crossed, Bitello received, passed the defense, and shot, but the ball deflected and passed close to the crossbar. Then, at 43’, the ball fell to Cristaldo at the entrance of the big area. The midfielder shot, but the finish was blocked by the defense. Two minutes later, Cristaldo took the corner and sent it to Bruno Alves' head. The attempt passed close to the goal.
In stoppage time, Tricolor kept having opportunities. At 46’, in the melee inside the small area, the ball fell to Thomas Luciano, who shot, but the defense cleared. The game continued intense until the last minute. With 48’, Helinho shot diagonally, and Grando cleared with his fingertips.
Renato Portaluppi's team returned to the second half with two changes. Zinho and Everton Galdino came in for Vina and Lucas Silva.
Grêmio started looking for a goal, but they found it hard to break through the opposing defense. On the counterattack, at seven, Bragantino scored. In the play, Sasha received from Matheus Fernandes inside the area. The striker passed the Grêmio defense to the right and scored a beautiful goal.
At 10’, the Grêmio team reacted. Bitello crossed, the defense cleared, and Suárez, from the entrance of the big area, hit a beautiful goal.
Right after that, Tricolor kept on top. At 12’, this time on the right, the number 9 shot diagonally, but Lucão
O Grêmio enfrentou o Bragantino no domingo, 07, em partida da 4ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, sob forte chuva na Arena. O jogo terminou empatado em 3 a 3, com gols de Cristaldo, Suárez e Galdino pelo Grêmio, e de Matheus Fernandes, Sasha e Thiago Borbas pelo Bragantino.
O time de Renato Portaluppi chegou a ficar atrás na segunda etapa, buscou a virada, mas sofreu o gol de empate aos 47′. Com o resultado, o Grêmio está na sétima colocação com 7 pontos. O jogo foi muito disputado, com boas oportunidades para ambas as equipes. O Grêmio iniciou com imposição no ataque, mas o Bragantino empatou logo em seguida. O jogo ficou truncado no meio-campo a partir dos 20 minutos e seguiu intenso até o último minuto.
Na segunda etapa, o Grêmio voltou com duas modificações e encontrou dificuldades na marcação do adversário. O Bragantino marcou novamente no contra-ataque, mas o Grêmio reagiu e virou o jogo. O jogo continuou disputado até o fim, com oportunidades para ambos os lados. A forte chuva dificultou o jogo, que passou a ficar mais truncado no meio-campo.
