Little football! Inter and Grêmio draw 0-0 in 1st Copa do Brasil tie 🇧🇷

Little football! Inter and Grêmio draw 0-0 in 1st Copa do Brasil tie 🇧🇷 It was — as expected — a HEATED Gre-Nal on Thursday night (27). But with few real scoring chances in front of 43,970 fans at Beira-Rio. And the score could hardly have been any different: 0-0 in the first leg of the Copa do Brasil quarter-finals. Controversy in the first half Carlos Vinicius was one of the main protagonists. The Grêmio striker was already locked in a fierce battle with Mercado. He had Grêmio’s best chance of the opening half, but the Argentine defender reacted quickly to block it. And he ended up being booked after an argument with Matheus Bahia. Then came the clash with Bruno Gomes. He caught the Internacional full-back with his right elbow and then accidentally stepped on his opponent’s face. Another scuffle broke out on the pitch. Ramon Abatti Abel gave the foul, but no card. And VAR — which could only intervene to recommend a straight red — did not call him to the monitor. Inter, meanwhile, only truly threatened in the 55th minute. But Carbonero was offside when he set up Vitinho nicely before Weverton made a great save. Saving the goals for the Arena? The second half began and, in the very first minute, Matheus Cunha made a great save from Krovinovic’s effort. Luís Castro made “simple” changes at first. Pezzolano, meanwhile, took more risks. Inter began to see more of the ball and control the game with Alan Patrick on the pitch. But without managing to be clinical. The struggle to convert the chances they created continued to prevail. Inter have scored in only one of their last four matches. And Grêmio made it three straight games without finding the net. 🤔 What now? Another draw — regardless of the scoreline — will send the tie to penalties. The second leg will be next Thursday (3) at the Arena. Whoever advances will secure prize money of R$9 million. And will face Atlético or Cruzeiro next. Both teams now turn their focus back to the Brasileirão. Colorado (16th) travel to Salvador to face Bahia (6th) on Sunday (30). On the same day, Tricolor (15th) will host Chapecoense (20th). This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.