Guild drew 1-1 with Corinthians this Sunday on the penultimate day of the Brazilian league and it will drop if Juventude and Cuiabá score this Monday, while Atlético Mineiro celebrated their title by defeating Bragantino with goals from Venezuelan Jefferson Savarino and Argentine Matías Zaracho.
The Tricolor Gaúcho arrived in the capital of São Paulo with water up to his neck and left with the feeling that it takes something more than a miracle to stay in the highest category of Brazilian football.
And that started loaded with enthusiasm with Diego Souza’s initial goal. The 36-year-old Brazilian unbalanced the match in the 38th minute with a home-brand goal, from a pure forward. He received a cross from Ferreira in the heart of the area, controlled with his chest and finished off with the tip of his boot before the late departure of the local goalkeeper.
From there, Gremio, one of Brazil’s historic clubs, three-time Copa Libertadores champion, picked up the cable and waited behind waiting for a sentence with a counterattack. But, when they were seen with the three points in their pocket, midfielder Renato Augusto appeared in the 85th minute to restore equality with a formidable shot from outside the area, placed, which entered the squad, after lightly touching the post.
Before, Colombian attacker Miguel Borja had entered the Guild, who did not have much influence on the game. Corinthians even had occasions in the final minutes to sign the death certificate of the Porto Alegre team, which leaves the NeoQuímica Arena in Sao Paulo alive, but mortally wounded.
With the final whistle, the faces of the players in Vagner Mancini’s box, third to last in the standings with 40 points and now three from salvation, were utter desolation, as now they need a real carom of results to save themselves.
In order not to go down to hell, they will have to win on the last day the flaming champion Atlético Mineiro, who this Sunday beat Bragantino 4-3 in full hangover, and wait for Juventude and Cuiabá to lose the two remaining games. A true miracle.
The Bahía provisionally leaves the descent
More hopes have Bahia, who started the day in the relegation zone and has temporarily come out of it, after beating Fluminense 2-0, thanks to a double by Gilberto, who has 15 goals in the League, only behind Hulk (19).
Hulk also did not miss his appointment with the goal this day in the crazy game against Bragantino. In the reunion with their fans after winning the second league title in their history after 50 years of waiting, Atlético Mineiro demonstrated their offensive power and lifted the trophy that accredits them as a fair champion.
In a duel full of alternatives for both teams, Alexi Stival’s team ‘Cuca’ took out the pylon hammer and ended up winning with goals from Hulk, Keno, Jefferson Savarino and Matías Zaracho.
For the Bragantino they discounted Ytalo and Artur, the latter twice. In the last game this Sunday, Ceará and América Mineiro drew goalless.
The other six games of this penultimate round of the Brazilian Championship are scheduled for this Monday: Sao Paulo-Juventude, Athletico Paranaense-Palmeiras, Flamengo-Santos, Internacional-Atlético Goianiense, Cuiabá-Fortaleza and Chapecoense-Sport Recife.
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