Grêmio turns the game against Juventude and wins the seventh Gaúcho championship

The final match of the Campeonato Gaúcho between Grêmio and Juventude was played on Saturday afternoon (06), at Arena do Grêmio. The teams from the south of the country had drawn 0-0 in the city of Caxias do Sul and were looking for victory to define the champion. Grêmio reached the final, eliminating the other team from Caxias, while Juventude eliminated Internacional in the semis.

Game story

Unlike what happened in Caxias do Sul, the second leg of the Gauchão final got off to a good and very busy start. Roger Machado's team opened in the 4th minute of the first half, with a good cross from Jean Carlos, Grêmio's defense got a header and goalkeeper Caíque also failed in the tackle with Lucas Barbosa, leaving the ball free for top scorer Gilberto to open the score for Juventude. The Caxias team managed to maintain the pace for a few more minutes, however, following the first stage, they were dominated by the tricolor from Rio Grande do Sul.

Keeping the ball in their attacking field and trying to infiltrate Juventude's defense, Grêmio managed to score the equalizer in the Arena in the 41st minute, Pavón crossed into the area, the ball fell to number 10 Cristaldo, who had time to dominate and equalize. decision. When it was imagined that the first stage would end in a draw, 2 minutes after the first goal, Grêmio “turned” the match. After a pass from midfielder Pepê, the split ball fell to the feet of the experienced Diego Costa, who kicked the ball and also had a deflection by midfielder Caíque, who completely took Juventude's goalkeeper out of the play.

The second half was in total control for those led by Renato Gaúcho, even though they needed the result to take the game to penalties, Juventude did little and didn't create any chance that would pose a real danger to the Grêmio goal. The Caxias team also conceded a goal from Fernandes at the end of the game, with Juventude's defense disorganized, the young man took advantage of Diego Costa's good pass to secure the Tricolor's forty-fourth Rio Grande do Sul title. With the game ending 3-1, Grêmio reached its seventh consecutive Gaucho championship.

_{Best moments from the Gauchão final (Video Reproduction/YouTube/ge)}

Grêmio history in Gauchão

With the title won this Saturday, Tricolor Gaúcho reached its 43rd state title in addition to consecrating the incredible mark of 7 consecutive championships, a sequence that is only not greater than that of its main rival, Internacional, which won eight gauchões in a row among the years 1969 and 1976.

In addition to all the interesting highlights already highlighted, it is also important to highlight the importance of coach Renato Gaúcho for the Gremista team. Regarded as one of the main idols in Grêmio's history, Renato won his tenth title this afternoon/night in charge of Tricolor Gaúcho, surpassing the team's coach and idol from the south of the country, Luiz Felipe Scolari.

Featured Photo: Grêmio raising the championship cup in the Arena (Reproduction/Instagram/@gremio/@lucasuebel)