It’s a game! With a forecast of 50,000 people at the Arena, Grêmio and Vasco will face each other at 16:00 (Brasília time) this Sunday, in Porto Alegre, in a game for the 29th round of Serie B of the Brazilian Championship. The duel is a direct confrontation within the G-4 and marks the debuts of coaches Renato Gaúcho and Jorginho in both clubs.
Tricolor is third in the table, with 47 points. Vasco, on the other hand, is right behind Grêmio, in fourth place, with 45 points. Only one point separates Cruzmaltino from fifth place, Londrina.
Renato Portaluppi commanded the last training sessions of the week behind closed doors and is mysterious about the lineup, but the tendency is for the team that started against Vila Nova to repeat, with Campaz kept in midfield. Thaciano, who was praised by the coach in his introductory interview, was tipped to win the spot, but will remain as alternatives on the bench.
Jorginho will have a reinforced cast at the premiere. Raniel (recovered from injury), Nenê and Léo Matos were related and are available again. There are doubts, however, regarding the lineup. Figueiredo is the most quoted to take the place of Eguinaldo, who is with the under-20 team. Raniel is another quoted. On the side, Léo Matos should return in place of Matheus Ribeiro.
Guild Analysis
Playing at Arena do Grêmio, Grêmio is in excellent shape. It has an average of 2.29 points per game at home, with 26 goals scored and eight conceded, which makes Grêmio 3rd in the Brasileirão Série B when playing in Arena. There are 10 wins, two draws and two defeats.
In the last five home games, Grêmio scored 11 goals and conceded six. This equates to an average of 2.2 goals scored and 1.2 goals conceded.
Vasco analysis
Working away from home, Vasco da Gama leaves something to be desired. It has an average of 0.93 points per away game, which makes Vasco da Gama 8th in the Brasileirão Série B when playing away from São Januário. The team has three wins, five draws and seven defeats.
In the last five away games, Vasco da Gama scored two goals and conceded nine. This equates to an average of 0.4 goals scored and 1.8 goals conceded in the last matches.
