Remo take on Grêmio in match that could end a 50-year hoodoo | OneFootball

Remo will face Grêmio on October 7 in an important match in the fight against relegation in the Brazilian Championship. At Mangueirão, Leão will try to end a taboo that has lasted more than five decades: they have never beaten the club from Rio Grande do Sul or even scored a goal in the five meetings between the teams.

The head-to-head record is entirely in Grêmio’s favor. There have been four wins and one draw, with nine goals scored by the team from Rio Grande do Sul and none by Remo. The last meeting, however, opened a small crack in that history.

In April, at the Grêmio Arena, the teams drew 0-0, a result that ended the Pará club’s run of four straight defeats but kept its scoring drought intact. Now, the situation is different. The match will be played in Belém and will have a direct impact on the standings.

Remo looks to bounce back against Grêmio

The first meeting between the clubs took place on November 22, 1972, in the Brazilian Championship. At Baenão, in Belém, Grêmio won 1-0. The story did not change in the next three meetings. In 1973, the team from Rio Grande do Sul won 3-0 at the Olímpico.

The following year brought another 1-0 win. In 1975 came the most emphatic result in the matchup: a 4-0 victory. After that game, Remo and Grêmio went more than 50 years without facing each other. Their reunion only happened in the current edition of the Brazilian Championship.

Missed penalty kept drought alive

On April 5, 2026, Remo and Grêmio drew goalless at the Arena. Leão had the chance to break the taboo, but Alef Manga missed a penalty. The result preserved Grêmio’s unbeaten run and kept Remo from scoring in the matchup since 1972.

Match means more than the head-to-head record

The October 7 match will carry a different weight because both clubs are involved in the fight against relegation. Remo sits in 19th place with 23 points, while Grêmio is 17th in the Brazilian Championship with 29.

A win at Mangueirão would cut the gap between the teams to three points and give Remo the chance to turn a historically unfavorable record into a decisive result in the standings.

The match will also be the first between Remo and Grêmio in Belém since 1972. The club from Pará will therefore have two historic milestones within reach: claiming a first-ever win over the team from Rio Grande do Sul and finally scoring a goal in the matchup.

The game will take place on October 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Mangueirão, in the 29th round of the Brasileirão. More than five decades after their first meeting, Remo hosts Grêmio with a double mission: break the taboo and win to stay in the fight against relegation.

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