Copa do Brasil: Grêmio beats ABC by 2-0 at Frasqueirao

Grêmio was in a comfortable situation in the Copa do Brasil after defeating ABC by 2-0, on the night of this Wednesday (13) at Frasqueirao, in Natal, for the first leg of the third phase of the competition. With this result, Tricolor Gaúcho guarantees qualification for the round of 16 even with a defeat by a goal difference in Porto Alegre.

Game over: ABC 0x2 #Guild
Great result for Tricolor in the first leg of the third phase of #CopaDoBrasil2023, taking advantage away from home! Villasanti opened the scoring with a header, and Bitello sealed the victory for the Imortal with a great goal! #ABCxGRE ?? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ pic.twitter.com/bGkeJyIoXa

— Grêmio FBPA (@Gremio) April 14, 2023

After a first half without great opportunities side by side, the team led by coach Renato Gaúcho opened the scoring in the 30th minute of the final stage with a headed goal by Paraguayan Villasanti after Vina’s pass. Five minutes later Bitello hit a beautiful shot from the edge of the area to give final numbers to the confrontation.

Maringá overcomes Fla

Who had a night to forget was Flamengo. In the first match after the dismissal of Portuguese coach Vítor Pereira, Rubro-Negro, which was led by interim Mario Jorge, was defeated by 2-0 by Maringá at Willie Davids stadium.

Pleasure, Maringá Football Club.

???#maringafc #maringa #mfc #soccer #paranaense #pracimamaringá #Brazil’s Cup pic.twitter.com/ynRTPQTEMY

— Maringá FC (@maringafc) April 14, 2023

After this result, Rubro-Negro needs to win by three or more goals difference to guarantee qualification for the round of 16 in the 90 minutes. In the event of a victory for the Cariocas with an advantage of two goals, the vacancy will be defined in the penalty shootout.

Even against Flamengo, Dogão had no difficulty building the victory. After dominating the actions in the opening minutes, in which they pressed the ball out of the Rubro-Negro, the home team opened the scoring in the 37th minute of the first half. After Raphinha lifted the ball in the area, Matheus Bianqui headed it and the ball deflected off David Luiz before entering the goal.

Maringá continued to improve and managed to expand at 12 minutes into the final stage, when Bianqui got rid of David Luiz’s marking and crossed for Serginho, who had no difficulty scoring.