First for Inter, Mano Menezes will compete in his seventh Grenal career

Next Sunday (5), Mano Menezes will compete in his first Grenal for Inter’s professional team. However, the coach already has experience in the biggest classic in Rio Grande do Sul. There were six matches leading Grêmio, between 2006 and 2007, with two wins, three draws and one defeat.

On the other hand, now, Mano wants to debut with a victory against the club where he worked for two seasons. For that, the coach is having a free week for training, while the rival is busy with the Copa do Brasil.

This Wednesday, Colorado continued its preparation for next Sunday’s Grenal 438, at 8 pm, at the Arena, for the 10th round of the Campeonato Gaúcho. Mano went to the field with the group of athletes and commanded a job pressing the opponent’s ball out under high marking. The technician already sets up the strategy to try to beat the rival away from home.

The newly introduced Luiz Adriano trained with the main group normally and scored a goal. The 35-year-old striker is in good shape physically and is one of the coach’s options for attacking against his arch-rivals. In the press conference of his presentation, Luiz also stated that he can play as a midfielder if there is a prior arrangement. Despite not being his original position, he can replace Alan Patrick at specific times.

Mano preserved some players in the last matches to have the complete group for the classic. The lineup is practically defined, the only doubt is about the central position of the attack. Inter could play with Pedro Henrique as center forward, a change that worked against Aimoré, and Mauricio for the extreme, or debut Luiz Adriano in his official position and position Pedro Henrique at the top, the latter less likely. The possible lineup must have Keiller; Bustos, Gabriel Market, Vitão and Renê; Johnny (Baralhas), De Pena and Alan Patrick; Wanderson, Mauricio and Pedro Henrique.

In recent days there has been a rumor that Argentine striker Darío Benedetto could be signing with Inter. However, the information came from Argentina and does not apply. Colorado has already signed Luiz Adriano and has Enner Valencia as a goal for the attack. In addition, the player would take a foreign vacancy, which can be used to fill other positions in the team. Benedetto is 32 years old and plays for Boca Juniors.