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Porto Alegre stands still: this weekend in the capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sol, the big football derby between Internacional and Gremio takes place. The derby between the two Brazilian top clubs is one of the largest derbies on the South American continent and is listed by the British “FourFourTwo” magazine in eighth place among the world’s most explosive derbies. It is already the fourth “Grenal” -Derby in this calendar year.
Internacional lost at the state championship in the final against Gremio. In contested games between the two clubs, it was only on penalties, the decision in favor of Gremio. Internacional has lost none of the last three Grenal derbies against the archrival at home. The series is to be continued despite onerous schedule on Saturday. Gremio, like Internacional, made it to the semi-finals of the Copa do Brasil during the week, leaving little time for recovery. During the night from Saturday to Sunday the Grenal Derby can be followed from 23:00 (CET)!
Internacional:
Internacional have sensationally moved into the semi-final of the Copa do Brasil. In the quarter-final second leg, the hosts made a strong performance against the Brazilian champions and fought a 1-0 penalty shoot-out. After a card festival in the closing stages, it was a nerve-racking penalty shoot-out, in which Internacional awarded a match ball, but it still managed to cross the finish line. Now, within a week, the next top match is on, before being kicked internationally in the Copa Libertadores next week.
It remains to be seen how the team will master the burdensome schedule. In the first top game there was at least with the semi-final entry positive news. Not only is the Grenad Derby of great importance from a sporting point of view, but it also has a special significance among the followers of Internacional. A rotation should therefore not be expected. So far, for Internacional in the Campeonato A a balance of 5-1-4 to book. Most recently in the away game some top performers for the important cup game against Palmeiras were spared. The 0-1 defeat at Atletico-PR was therefore to cope.
Internacional has been unbeaten in all competitions for eleven home matches. Seven games at home were won last in series. Excluded the recent home game against Palmeiras, Internacional scored at least two goals in eight of the last nine home games. Paolo Guerrero is currently the top scorer in the ranks of Internacional. In the last league game against Atletico-PR the Goalgetter was spared, in the cup match against Palmeiras however Guerrero was used. Coach Hellmann will send his best team to the derby as in the cup match during the week. Only the injured Damiao, Galdezani and Pottker are paused. To determine a winner in the derby is notoriously difficult, but there is some evidence that at Internacional against Gremio the prognosis on a point win the home side will be true.
Gremio:
Like Internacional, Gremio secured the semifinals for the Copa do Brasil during the week. Unlike the archrival, Gremio had a simpler ticket with Bahia Salvador. After the first leg Gremio prevailed with a 1-0 victory on foreign terrain. Also for Gremio is in the next week the round of 16 in the Copa Libertadores. Thus, Gremio has a similarly stressful game plan as the archrival Internacional.
At the state championship of Rio Grande do Sol Gremio has already prevailed against the archrival. After a goalless draw, it was only on penalties that the decision was made. Although the sporting status of this weekend, unlike the first knockout round of the South American premier class is rather low, Gremio will do everything in the Grenad Derby to achieve the best possible result. So far, for Gremio in the domestic league a record of 4-2-4 book. Reason for hope makes above all the upward trend: Three league games were won in series, while Gremio conceded only one goal.
Gremio benefited consistently from a strong defensive in this calendar year, except for the third game against Fluminense (4: 5). The Imortal Tricolor was also able to make use of it in the Copa in the last race when Bahia Salvador was granted almost no rooms. With offensive players like Everton or Luan Gremio also has a lot of individual quality on offense. Especially Everton, who excelled in the Copa America, is one of the key players in the offensive series. If the defensive continue to present as strong as before, Gremio can provide with a fast counterplay quite a surprise derby victory.
Internacional vs Gremio head to head matches
18.04.19 CAM Gremio Internacional 1 : 0 (0 : 0)
14.04.19 CAM Internacional Gremio 0 : 0
17.03.19 CAM Gremio Internacional 1 : 0
09.09.18 SA Internacional Gremio 1 : 0
12.05.18 SA Gremio Internacional 0 : 0