In Curitibia, they tied 1-1 and thus the gaúcho team finished second in Group C. “Pincha” was already eliminated and was last with 5 points in six games.
Studentswith nothing in dispute for elimination, tied 1 to 1 with Guild of Porto Alegre in the match postponed for the fifth date of Group C of the Libertadores Cupplayed this afternoon in the city of Curitiba.
The Argentine Franco Cristaldo had put Gremio ahead at the beginning of the complement but the Uruguayan Mauro Méndez tied the actions and prevented Gremio from being the leader, so they will play against Fluminense in the round of 16 of the cup, while The Strongest of Bolivia – leader – will do so against Peñarol of Uruguay.
The defeat left the La Plata team in last place in the group, with one win in five appearances, and with no chance of even entering the Copa Sudamericana.
Gremio, like Internacional, had postponed two matches due to the strong floods that hit the Porto Alegre region and prevented them from continuing to be local there.
At the beginning of the complement, Estudiantes could not hold on to zero as they did in the first half and the Argentine Cristaldo, with a good play in the area, scored crosswise to make it 1-0 for the Brazilian team.
Already at the end of the game, with a team from La Plata more aggressive in attack to try to break the zero, the Uruguayan Méndez defined after a rebound on the post that gave him the bitter tie for Gremio, since it dropped him from first place.
Synthesis Gremio vs Estudiantes for the Copa Libertadores
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