Next weekend’s Grenal could set the course for tricolor and colorado coaches

For many the biggest classic in Brazil and one of the biggest in the world, next Sunday’s GreNal will have components beyond the enormous rivalry: the moment experienced by the coaches of both clubs in Rio Grande do Sul.

The match to be played next Sunday at Arena do Grêmio at 18:30 could cause serious damage to Mano Menezes or even Renato Portaluppi. On the Gremista side, instability begins to set in: the tricolor has not won for four games (draws with RB Bragantino and Fortaleza for the Brasileirão, in addition to the 1-1 against Cruzeiro for the Copa do Brasil and the defeat for Palmeiras also for the points competition corridos) and Renato is already starting to be questioned. With the conquest of the local state already distant and the other competitions going on, there is a concern that Imortal will end up falling short of the expectations created mainly after the signing of striker Luis Suárez.

_{One more chapter of what is for many the greatest classic in Brazil. Sunday is GreNal day. (Photo: Internet reproduction/Torcedores.com)}

On the Colorado side, things are even worse: there are five games without knowing the taste of victory (defeats against São Paulo, Athletico Paranaense and Atlético Mineiro for the Brasileiro, in addition to a draw against Nacional-URU for the Copa Sul Americana and a defeat against América- MG for the Copa do Brasil) and only two goals scored with ten conceded, which illustrates the bad phase of Mano Menezes under the command of Internacional.

In addition to the recent bad phase, another picturesque point in common affects Grêmio and Inter, which is the physical difficulty of both clubs from Rio Grande do Sul. The red side of the state even dismissed professional Jean Carlo Lourenço in recent days, taking as an analysis the unsatisfactory performance of the players’ physique in recent games.

The classic between Gremistas and Colorados will be the 439th match in the match. Altogether there are 160 wins for Internacional, 140 for Grêmio and 138 draws.

Featured Photo: Even at the beginning of the Brasileirão 2023, GreNal can cause the coach to be fired next weekend. (Photograph: LUCAS UEBEL/GRÊMIO FBPA/JC)