On their return to the pitch, Grêmio beats The Strongest and continues with chances in the Libertadores

After 29 days off due to the tragedies in Rio Grande do Sul, Grêmio returned to the field with authority and thrashed The Strongest team 4-0 this Wednesday (29) in Group C of the Libertadores at the Couto Pereira Stadium, making with it depending only on itself to advance to the round of 16 of the tournament.

Summary

Grêmio took no notice of The Strongest and went all out on their opponent, in less than 15 minutes, Soteldo opened the scoring for the Gauchos, who after that had some chances to extend the score in the first stage, however, it was in the second half that the team really took off and João Pedro, Galdino and Gustavo Nunes completed the rout. Follow the best moments:

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Table

The victory places Grêmio in third place in Group C of the Libertadores, with six points, the group is led by The Strongest himself, with ten, followed by Huachipato with eight, while Estudiantes, already eliminated, occupies fourth position with just four. How the Tricolor Gaucho He is the only one in the group with two games to play, he depends only on his own strength to guarantee classification.

Grêmio agenda

With the resumption of Série A of the Brazilian Championship, Grêmio returns to the pitch this Saturday (01), at 4pm to face Bragantino, once again at Couto Pereira. The match is valid for the seventh round of the national competition.

For the Libertadores, the team from Rio Grande do Sul will face Huachipato away from home in Chile on Tuesday (04), at 9pm, then return to Brazil to host Estudiantes on the other Saturday (08), again at Couto Pereira, at 7pm.

Featured Photo: Grêmio players hug during a 4-0 victory over The Strongest (Photo: reproduction/Lucas Uebel/Grêmio FBPA/Instagram/@gremio/@jpmaturano)