“Grêmio’s best Brasileirão result”: local relief at narrow loss to Flamengo | OneFootball

Vagner Martins said Flamengo should have beaten Grêmio 8-0 in Porto Alegre

Flamengo steamrolled Grêmio, but won only 1-0 on Sunday (10) in the Brasileirão. The red-and-black side’s superiority at the Arena became a topic of debate in the Rio Grande do Sul media. Journalist Vagner Martins even commented that it was the team’s “best result” in the league.

— This was Grêmio’s best result in the Brazilian Championship. I can’t understand the Grêmio fans booing. Did Grêmio only realize today that they are worse than Flamengo? Is Grêmio only now seeing the gap between Flamengo and them? Is it only today that they noticed this? — said Vagner Martins.

— But let them keep it up. Grêmio had, I’ll repeat, their best result in the Brazilian Championship. There should have been nothing left standing at the Arena. Grêmio should have lost 8-0 to Flamengo, and they only conceded one little goal. Luís Castro should have gone straight back to Portugal today — the journalist added during a debate on the program ‘Esportes GZH’.

WAS IT REALLY THAT BAD?

It was a true red-and-black masterclass in Porto Alegre. Just three minutes into the match, Gonzalo Plata hit the post and almost scored. Overall, Flamengo had 20 shots, compared to six for the team from Rio Grande do Sul. In addition, the Rubro-Negro completed 733 passes, while the Porto Alegre side had 338. Finally, Leonardo Jardim’s team managed 68% possession.

HOW HAS FLAMENGO FARED AT GRÊMIO’S ARENA?

Opened in December 2012, the Arena has become a home away from home for Flamengo. In 17 matches, Mengão have won six, including three in the last five meetings. Just as a curiosity, Fla also managed six wins at the old Olímpico Stadium after 40 matchups.

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