Grêmio board hands two more options to Renato Portaluppi
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Hired as reinforcements for the sequence of the season at Grêmio, striker André Henrique and midfielder Nathan were introduced this Tuesday. The players were together in the press room and spoke about the expectations of reinforcing coach Renato Portaluppi’s group and clarified doubts related to the negotiations.
Right from the start, André Henrique commented on the chance to play for Tricolor. “It’s the opportunity of my life. At a giant club like Grêmio, I arrive with great expectations and wanting to learn. I have three examples in my position that I believe will help me a lot, which are Renato, Diego Souza and Luis Suárez”.
The 21-year-old striker also told how it was to receive the news of Gremio’s interest in his football. “I was surprised: ‘wow, Grêmio? Being a giant Série A club, I didn’t expect that this could happen. I expected that I would reach Série A, but later in my career”.
André Henrique received the number 77, the year of his father’s birth, while Nathan will wear Portaluppi’s legendary number 7 shirt. The player hired from Atlético-MG spoke about his positioning on the field and the weight of wearing the number that was the eternal tricolor idol. “I’m not very attached to the position. I try to understand the team’s style of play, and where Renato thinks it’s best to fit in, I’ll do my best. About the number 7 shirt, I know the responsibility it is to wear it. It’s a number that I I like it a lot. I’m very happy to be here”, commented the player who had good moments at Galo.
On the other hand, left-back Reinaldo will be out of action for at least 30 days. This Tuesday, he had confirmed a strain in the medial collateral ligament of his left knee, felt in the opening minutes of the final against Caxias, last Saturday. With that, Diogo Barbosa will be the starter for immediate games of the Copa do Brasil and for the beginning of the Brasileirão. Cuiabano is also injured, and will not be an option for the substitute. That’s why the under-20 winger José Guilherme was called to train with the main group.
Regarding the Copa do Brasil, Grêmio travels to Natal this Wednesday and performs tactical training before the confrontation against ABC-RN, at Arena das Dunas. The first leg, for the third phase of the tournament, takes place on Thursday at 9:30 pm.
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