Cruzeiro vs Grêmio Soccer Prediction Today
Cruzeiro
The Raposa will start the Brasileirão without the greater reinforcement hired for the season. Striker Fred suffered a serious concussion in the Championship Championship and should be away between six and eight months. It is not even certain that you will have time to dispute the final rounds as you have long been showing signs of not being well conditioned, which can slow down the healing process.
However, the team went through a difficult test already at the beginning of the season without being able to count with gunner and showed maturity. After advancing without major problems to the final of the state tournament, it took 3 to 1 of Atletico-MG in the first decisive game. In the return match, made 2 to 0 and guaranteed to win the cup.
This raised the morale of the players who had been shaken by the bad start in the Copa Libertadores of America. A top priority for the season-opener team, Cruzeiro is in a delicate position in the quest for the eighth-finals. Of the six points played in the first two rounds, only one.
The next appointment is scheduled for Thursday, April 19, against Universidad de Chile, at the rival’s home. As he has had a free practice week and a reasonable amount of time for his players to recover physically, coach Mano Menezes has no reason to place reservations in Saturday’s duel. Thus, you must relate the best team that has at hand to the duel.
Grêmio
It remains to know what will be the attitude of Renato Gaucho, coach of Grêmio. Last season, the coach said that there was no way to get the Libertadores title, which ended up winning, and at the same time the Brasileirão, which left in the background and finished in fourth place.
If you repeat the recipe, which was considered successful, Saturday’s game must be played for reserves, as the team has a commitment against Cerro Porteño in Asunción for the third round of the group stage of the Libertadores on Tuesday, April 17.
However, there is a great possibility that this will not happen. Three reasons weigh a direction in this direction. The first one was the planning of the season. The main athletes of Grêmio, who were involved in the competition of the FIFA Club World Cup in December 2017, returned later from the holidays and did not compete for most of the Gaucho Championship, which reduced the wear. Still got the title.
The second aspect to be analyzed is the relatively quiet situation of the tricolor in the dispute. He is in second place in Group 1 with four points, two behind Cerro Porteño. However, he tied it out with the Defender, third with a point, the only one that seems to be able to interfere in the fight for the vacancy. The Monagas, still unpronounced, is considered one of the weakest – if not the weakest – among the 32 teams in the competition.
The third and probably definitive aspect in favor of putting the starting lineup in Saturday’s showdown is the board’s promise to maintain or even strengthen the current roster. This was clear in the negotiation of midfielder Arthur, one of the most important players of the team, with Barcelona. Although the transaction is complete, he will be in the tricolor by the end of the year.
Soccer Prediction of the Day Cruzeiro vs Grêmio
Although the strategy of acting without man of fixed area was successful in the Mining Championship, still can not be considered reliable, since often with this formation the team found immense difficulties to be able to balance the adversary network. Having a more efficient and fast style in the counterattacks, the Grêmio ends up being the best option of guess for the confrontation.
Prediction Today: Grêmio
Odds: 3.80
