Grêmio draws with Estudiantes and will face Fluminense in the round of 16 of the Libertadores;

Grêmio and Estudiantes drew 1-1 this Saturday (8) in a delayed match of the 5th round of the Libertadores group stage. At Couto Pereira, in Curitiba, the goals came in the second half. Grêmio opened the scoring with Cristaldo and Mauro Méndez equalized for the visitors in the 37th minute.

With the draw, Grêmio reached 10 points, matching The Strongest, leader of the group, but could not overtake the Bolivian team. That’s because, in the tiebreaker, The Strongest has 8 goals scored, against 7 for Grêmio.

As a result, the Immortal finished the group stage in second place in the group and will face Fluminense in the round of 16. The Strongest, on the other hand, will face Peñarol-URU in the next phase.

The Game

Grêmio started better and created good chances with Diego Costa and Dodi, but found it difficult to convert them into goals. Estudiantes, on the other hand, balanced the actions and responded with shots from Pablo Piatti and Javier Correa.

In the second half, the Immortal took the lead with a goal from Cristaldo, but conceded the equalizer at the end with Mauro Méndez scoring with a header after a corner kick.

Upcoming games

Grêmio now turns the key to the Brazilian Championship. The Immortal faces Flamengo next Thursday (13). For the Libertadores, Grêmio faces Peñarol in the round of 16, but the days and times of the clashes will be released by Conmebol only on Monday (10).

Estudiantes, eliminated from the Libertadores, faces Sarmiento, also on Thursday, for the Argentine Championship.

“Wherever Grêmio is”

Despite the underwhelming result, the Gremista fans did their part, filled Couto Pereira and broke the stadium’s attendance record in 2024.

In total, 32.5 thousand fans attended the stadium this Saturday (8). There were 32,472 paying and another 100 non-payers, with an income of more than R$ 3 million.

The biggest crowd of the season at Couto Pereira had been on May 11, when Paraná beat Apucarana 3-0 in front of 23,715 people.