Brazilian League: Gremio defeats Fortaleza and prevents Leao do Pesce from advancing

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Brazilian League: Gremio defeats Fortaleza and prevents Leao do Pesce from advancing
Brazilian League: Gremio defeats Fortaleza and prevents Leao do Pesce from advancing

On Friday night (10/4), Gremio and Fortaleza faced each other in matchday 29 of the Brazilian League. Using home advantage, Porto Alegre won 3 x 1.

The first half ended with a goal for each side. Gremio opened the scoring after 13 minutes with Aravena, but Fortaleza responded quickly with Hercules after failing to mark Tricolor Gaúcha.

In the second stage, Gremio scored again before the 15th minute and regained the advantage on the scoreboard. The goal was scored by Danish Martin Braithwaite, who shot the ball into the goal defended by Joao Ricardo after observing two Leao defenders.

After gaining the advantage, Immortal simply managed the match. Near the final whistle, Sotildo increased Gremio’s lead after cutting two passes and beating the Fortaleza goalkeeper.

The victory at the Arena moved Gremio clear of the relegation zone, remembering that the Porto Alegre club still has one game in hand in the competition.

With this result, Gremio jumped to eleventh place with 35 points, seven points behind Vitoria, which is in seventeenth place. The Fortaleza team, which is competing at the top of the standings, missed the opportunity to advance, and remained in third place with 55 points.

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