◉ Grêmio vs. Fluminense live: I followed the game minute by minute

Results, goals and summary of the Grêmio vs. Fluminense match, for round 2 of the Copa Libertadores.

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Fluminense

Fin

76′ 2H: Grêmio – Free kick goal by Reinaldo Manoel da Silva 73′ 2H: Grêmio – Penalty goal by Reinaldo Manoel da Silva 57′ 2H: Fluminense – Goal from a throw-in by Vinicius Moreira de Lima

In the match for group 2, defender Reinaldo scored two goals, securing Grêmio’s victory over Fluminense by 2 to 1 in the match that took place this Tuesday at the Estadio Major Antonio Couto Pereira stadium. Grêmio was losing 1 to 0, but reacted and ended up turning the score around with a 2 to 1. Fluminense took the lead through Lima and his goal after a play at 12′ of the second half. However, Reinaldo’s magnificent performance spurred the comeback from two goals, one from the twelve steps and another after a shot from a set piece, at 28′ of the same half and 31′ of the same half respectively.

Lima thrilled the stadium with his finish in the 12th minute of the second half. A cross from Paulo Ganso left the midfielder to finish from the penalty area and put the ball into the goal defended by Agustín Marchesín.

Reinaldo stood out as the most outstanding player of the match. The Grêmio defender was important for scoring 2 goals.

Another important player in the match was Lima. The Fluminense midfielder scored 1 goal, made 18 correct passes and shot on goal 3 times.

Grêmio head coach Renato Portaluppi has set up a 4-3-3 strategy with Agustín Marchesín in goal; João Pedro, Rodrigo Ely, Jemerson and Reinaldo in the defensive line; Mathías Villasanti, Dodi and Franco Cristaldo in the middle; and Yeferson Soteldo, Cristian Pavón and Martin Braithwaite in attack.

For their part, Luiz Venker Menezes’ team lined up in a 4-4-2 formation with Fábio between the posts; Samuel Xavier, Thiago Silva, Thiago Santos and Esquerdinha in defence; André Trindade, Mattheus Martinelli, Alexsander and Paulo Ganso in midfield; and Jhon Arias and Kauã Elias up front.

The referee selected for the match at the Estadio Major Antonio Couto Pereira stadium was Darío Herrera.

With an advantage in the first leg, Grêmio will seek a place in the Quarterfinals when they face Fluminense again next Tuesday, August 20.

Changes in Grêmio

62′ 2T – Cristian David Pavón came out for Gustavo Nunes Fernandes Gomes and Franco Sebastian Cristaldo came out for Miguel Angel Monsalve Gonzalez
91′ 2T – Yeferson Julio Soteldo Martinez came out for Eduardo Santos Queiroz

Cautions in Grêmio:

22′ 2T Agustín Marchesín (Unsportsmanlike conduct) and 27′ 2T Martin Braithwaite (Insulting or disapproving of the referee)

Expelled from Grêmio:

37′ 2T Rodrigo Ely (Red card)

Changes in Fluminense

19′ 1T – Mattheus Martinelli Lima came out for Marcos da Silva Franca
55′ 2T – Marcos da Silva Franca came off for Vinicius Moreira de Lima and Alexsander Christian Gomes da Costa came off for Facundo Bernal Cruz
84′ 2T – Kauã Elias Nogueira was replaced by John Kennedy Batista de Souza and Martin Braithwaite Christensen by Gustavo Martins de Souza Santos

Cautions in Fluminense: