This Wednesday night is an important game for the 2023 Copa do Brasil. At Estádio Mané Garrincha, in Brasília, starting at 8 pm (capital time), Campinense and Grêmio will duel in search of a place in the second phase of the competition.
By regulation, the team from Rio Grande do Sul will play for a draw to continue in the tournament as it is better positioned in the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) Club Ranking. Those who qualify will face Ferroviário in the next phase, who eliminated Resende.
This will be Campinense’s 14th participation in the history of the Copa do Brasil. Current two-time champion in Paraíba, Raposa made the best trajectory in the national tournament in 2013, when it reached the second phase of the championship, eliminating Sampaio Corrêa on penalties, in the middle of Maranhão. That same year, the Campina Grande team ended up being eliminated by Flamengo, who would become the champion.
For the important duel, coach Leston Júnior should not make major changes in relation to the team that entered the field for the Clássico dos Maiorais last Sunday, against Treze, for the Paraibano Championship. The only embezzlement on the fox side is right-back Railan, who is in the medical department. Moreover, the tendency is for the coach to choose the best available.
On the other hand, it will be the 27th time that Grêmio will compete in the Copa do Brasil. Tricolor reached the final nine times, being the record holder in that regard, and won five titles, behind only Cruzeiro, with six. When they faced Campinense in the national competition, in 2015, they won both matches: 2-1 and 2-0.
Renato Portaluppi does not have goalkeeper Brenno and midfielder Felipe Carballo who have not traveled. On the other hand, Ferreira is available after four games away due to physical exhaustion, but should start on the reserve bench. Renato must maintain the base of the team with Adriel in goal, the new starter, and the probable entry of Villasanti in the midfield.
Bet 1: Grêmio wins with -1.5 handicap – 1.72
Grêmio arrives with a lot of favoritism to face the Campinense team, which has been going through a very bad phase until then. Therefore, in a neutral field, Grêmio’s favoritism is even greater, being a good guess to believe that Tricolor gaúcho will be able to beat the club from Paraíba by at least two goals difference.
Bet 2: For Grêmio to win the 1st half – 1.65
Grêmio has a technical level above Campinense and is going through a much better phase. Therefore, it is very likely that Imortal, already in the 1st half, will impose their pace of play and manage to leave the field already winning in the first 45 minutes of the match, being a reliable guess.
Bet 3: To have 9.5 corners
The tendency is for the sides of the field to be used a lot by both Grêmio and Campinense, due to the fact that the teams exploit the sides of the field offensively. Therefore, it is likely that the game will have at least ten corners scored.
