Grando takes two penalties, and Grêmio beats Cruzeiro in a hot friendly

The first half was three balls in the net. Carlos Vinícius opened the scoring for Grêmio, Sinisterra equalized for Cruzeiro, and Nardoni put the team from Rio Grande do Sul back ahead on the scoreboard.

The final stage got heated and there were three penalties. Kaio Jorge and Gabriel Pec -a newcomer to the team- stopped at goalkeeper Gabriel Grando, who took advantage of the chance to be a starter while Weverton is on vacation due to participating in the World Cup. Matheus Nascimento - also making his debut for Grêmio - scored his penalty to make it 3-1.

With the victory, Grêmio overcomes the defeat to Chapecoense in the other friendly they played, while Cruzeiro lost the chance to come out of the break undefeated after the victory against Defensor-URU.

In the final stretch of the interseason, Cruzeiro and Grêmio are now focusing on the return of the Brasileirão, which will return in the 19th round. Grêmio plays on Friday (17th), against Mirassol, while Cruzeiro only returns to the field on the 22nd, against Internacional.

FRIENDLY JUST THE NAME

Thinking about the return of the Brazilian Championship, Cruzeiro and Grêmio played a friendly match similar to the Brasileirão game. In the lineups, the teams already indicated that they wanted to win - both with the teams practically starting for the rest of the season.

On the field, the match was hot. In addition to the disputed match and with chances for both sides, the duel also featured an exchange of shoves, a lot of complaints about the arbitration and the highlight of the three penalties - two lost by Cruzeiro and one converted by Grêmio.

CRUISE

Octavio; William (Fagner), Fabrício Bruno (João Marcelo), Jonathan Jesus (Villalba) and Gabriel Rojas (Kauã Moraes); Matheus Henrique (Lucas Silva), Gerson (Lucas Romero) and Matheus Pereira (Bruno Rodrigues); Marquinhos (Wanderson) (Gabriel Pec), Sinisterra (Kaique Kenji) and Kaio Jorge (Chico da Costa). Coach: Artur Jorge.

GREMIO

Gabriel Grando; Pavón (Riquelme), Gustavo Martins (Luis Eduardo), Kannemann (Wagner Leonardo) and Caio Paulista (Pedro Gabriel); Juan Nardoni (Jeferson), Villasanti (Bernardo Zortea) and Gabriel Mec (Monsalve); Tetê (Marcos Rocha), Amuzu (Enamorado) and Carlos Vinícius (Matheus Nascimento). Coach: Luís Castro.

Location: Mané Garrincha Stadium, in Brasília (DF) Referee: Pedro Alves de Olvieira (DF) Assistants: Lucas Modesto (DF) and Lehi Souza Silva (DF) Fourth referee: Matheus de Moraes Silva (DF) Goals: Sinisterra (26'/1st Q) (CRU); Carlos Vinícius (20'/1st Q), Juan Nardoni (35'/1st Q) and Matheus Nascimento (49'/2nd Q) (GRE)Yellow cards: Jonathan Jesus and João Marcelo (CRU); Wagner Leonardo, Kannemann, Bernardo Zortea and Carlos Vinícius (GRE)

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