Caxias and Grêmio draw 1-1 in the first duel of the Gauchão finals

All the same in the first match of the Gaucho Championship finals. This Saturday (1), Caxias received Grêmio in Serra, went ahead on the scoreboard, conceded the tie, was one less during almost the entire final stage, but the match ended in 1 to 1. Almost 16 thousand people witnessed a busy match, with chances for both sides, which will meet the champion next Saturday at the Arena.

Coach Thiago Carvalho’s promise, after confirming a place in the finals, that Caxias would play to win in the Centenary was confirmed. Even with the six embezzlements, Serra’s team didn’t retreat and looked for the attack all the time. Proof of this is that after just seven minutes, after a failure by the Grêmio defense, Marlon advanced on the left side, entered the area and knocked Adriel out to open the scoring.

Behind the scoreboard, Grêmio started to keep the ball more, while the hosts started to bet on counterattacks. In the main one, at the 36th minute, Peninha took advantage of a wrong ball output by Tricolor, but he took it very low under the ball, sending it wide of Adriel’s goal.

Although he had control of the actions, the visitors did not create an effectively dangerous situation for Bruno Ferreira’s goal. At 37 minutes, Tricolor had a triple chance to reach equality: Lucas Silva kicked hard from outside the area, the ball deflected in the path, but the Caxias goalkeeper managed to make the defense with his foot. On the rebound, Bitello kicked into the middle of the area and Suárez sent it to the goal, but Bruno Ferreira, once again, saved it, touching the bottom line.