Carlos Vinícius bags brace, Grêmio beat Sport to seal Sudamericana spot | OneFootball

This Sunday, in the final round of the Campeonato Brasileiro, Grêmio defeated Sport at Ilha do Retiro by 4-0. The goals for Grêmio were scored by striker Carlos Vinícius (twice), Gustavo Martins, and Cristaldo.

Standings Situation

With this away victory, the Imortal Tricolor reached 49 points and finished the Brasileirão in ninth place, securing a spot in the 2026 Copa Sudamericana. Sport, already relegated, ended their campaign in the country’s main competition at the bottom of the table, with only 17 points earned.

📋 Match Summary

🔴⚫ SPORT 0 X 4 GRÊMIO 🔵⚫⚪

🏆 Competition: Campeonato Brasileiro (38th round) 🏟️ Venue: Ilha do Retiro, in Recife (PE) 📅 Date: December 7, 2025 (Sunday) ⏰ Time: 4:00 PM (Brasília time) 🟨 Yellow cards: Pedro Augusto (Sport); Alysson, Amuzu, Cuellar, and Camilo (Grêmio) 🟥 Red cards:

REFEREEING

Referee: Edina Alves Batista (SP) Assistants: Neuza Ines Back (SP), Fabrini Bevilaque Costa (SP) Fourth Official: Afro Rocha de Carvalho Filho (PB) VAR: Marco Aurelio Augusto Fazekas Ferreira (MG)

GOALS

⚽ Carlos Vinícius, 29′ 1st half (Grêmio) ⚽ Carlos Vinícius, 31′ 1st half (Grêmio) ⚽ Gustavo Martins, 42′ 1st half (Grêmio) ⚽ Cristaldo, 31′ 2nd half (Grêmio)

LINEUPS

🔴⚫ SPORT

Caíque França; Matheus Alexandre, Rafael Thyere, Luan Cândido (Rafael Lima), and Igor Cárius (João Silva); Lucas Kal, Pedro Augusto, and Lucas Lima; Matheusinho (Léo Pereira), Romarinho (Barletta), and Gonçalo Paciência (Sérgio Oliveira) Coach: César Lucena

🔵⚫⚪GRÊMIO

Gabriel Grando; Marcos Rocha, Gustavo Martins, Wagner Leonardo, and Marlon (Lucas Esteves); Cuellar, Edenílson (Camilo), and Cristaldo; Alysson (Pavón), Amuzu (Willian), and Carlos Vinícius (André Henrique) Coach: Mano Menezes

How was the match?

FIRST HALF

Sport started off attacking, but Gabriel Grando made a good save just two minutes in. Grêmio grew into the game and, after alternating chances, opened the scoring at 29 minutes: Cristaldo received the ball in the box and passed to Carlos Vinícius, who struck firmly with no chance for Caíque França — 1–0. Two minutes later, at 31, Edenílson sped down the right and crossed low; Carlos Vinícius was in the right place and finished into the net, making it 2–0.

Sport tried to respond, but Grando remained solid. At 41 minutes, Grêmio scored a third: Pavón crossed into the box and Gustavo Martins rose unmarked to head into the left corner, making it 3–0. Caíque França still saved Sport twice before halftime.

SECOND HALF

Grêmio came back strong and scored just two minutes in: Pavón crossed low and Cristaldo finished first time, making it 4–0. After that, the team managed the result, while Sport tried to reduce the deficit but was stopped by Gabriel Grando, who made another good save at 13 minutes. Caíque França still prevented a fifth goal at 17 minutes.

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