Sao Paulo hosts Gremio in the second leg of the Copa do Brasil semifinals. The match will be played on Thursday, December 31st at Estádio do Morumbi (Sao Paulo)
The interim leader of the Brazilian championship is holding a brilliant season with real prospects for a double in the local arena. Sao Paulo does not play in continental tournaments, and it gives the club the advantage since it works without high pressure. The team will focus entirely on the national championship. In the first match with Gremio, the Tricolors had a game and territorial advantage, but everything was decided by counterattacking successes from the opponents. São Paulo has a good fusion of experience and youth, with a slight bias in favor of young players. At the same time, Fernando Diniz skillfully manages the talent pool at his disposal. Such footballers as Brenner, Luciano, Igor Gomez, Dani Alves, Thiago Volpi, Luan, and Reinaldo are the leaders of Sao Paulo.
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In the first leg, Gremio demonstrated skillful counterattacking actions and limiting concentration in defense. Renato Gaucho's wards are doing well in the championship. Currently, they take an intermediate fifth place in the standings (an 11-point gap to the leader). Gremio prefers to act pragmatically with an emphasis on defensive work. The coaches rely on experienced football players who demonstrate stable football and have already played a lot at the highest competitive level. Geromel, Diego Sousa, Pyerre, Pepe, Matheus Henrique, and Maicon are the most stellar and talented players in Gremio’s squad.
There is no doubt that the return match between these famous Brazilian clubs will be held in a pragmatic style. Sao Paulo will try to create regular pressure on the opponents, and the visitors will respond with their traditional counter-attacks. Gremio simply needs to defend the advantage gained in the first leg. Therefore, we should not wait for goal extravaganza.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
