The participation of Grêmio in the playoffs of the South American cup has considerably modified its calendar in July. With the clashes against Aliania Lima, in Peru, scheduled for the 16th and 23rd, the club asked the CBF to postpone two valid matches for the Brazilian championship.
Initially, the duels against Fortaleza and Botafogo, who took place in the Arena, were scheduled for the same weeks as international commitments. Therefore, both have been suspended and still await new dates to be reprogrammed.
The team led by hand Menezes started training on June 23, after ten days of rest. Since then, the group has worked on CT Luiz Carvalho, focused on physical and tactical adjustments. The coach said he expects “collective evolution”, taking advantage of the break to develop the team better after the season.
In the current scenario, Grêmio occupies eleventh place in the Brazilirão table, for a total of 16 points. For now, the only official reinforcement is the midfielder Alex Santana, who arrived before the stop. The attempt to take Caíque, from young people, ended due to the disapproval of the medical exams.
The agenda of the Raid of July includes six games, distributed between different competitions. The official debut takes place on Tuesday (8), at 19:30 (Brasilia time), against San José, in the arena, of Recopa Gaucha. So the team faces Cruzeiro on Sunday (13), at 20:30 (Brasilia time), in Mineirão. The first clash against Aliania Lima will be Wednesday (16), at 21h30 (Brasilia Time), in Peru.
Subsequently, the club faces Vasco on Saturday (19), at 17:30 (Brasilia Time), in San Januário. The second game with Alianza takes place at the Arena, Wednesday (23), also at 21h30 (Brasilia time). Closing the month, Tricolor Visit Palmeiras on Saturday (26), at 21h (Brasilia Time), in Allianz Parque.
Therefore, even without commitments from the Brazilian Cup, from which it has already been eliminated, July will require planning and physical management from the cast, due to superimposed games and travel.
Source: Terra
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