Deportivo Riestra vs Gremio - prediction, team news, lineups

Gremio footwear disconnected the 2nd fractional of the Copa Sudamericana radical stages with a travel to Argentina connected Tuesday, facing Deportivo Riestra successful Group F.

Both sides are level connected 4 points from 3 matches, making a triumph astatine the Estadio Pedro Bidegain important successful the contention for qualification.

The Brazilian broadside person struggled for attacking consistency, having drawn with bottom-side Palestino successful Chile successful their past continental outing. Riestra, meanwhile, bushed Montevideo Torque astatine location to enactment themselves successful contention for a nonstop spot successful the circular of 16.

Match preview

Riestra achieved a historical milestone successful the erstwhile Sudamericana matchday, earning their first-ever continental triumph successful their 95-year existence.

That came via a triumph implicit Montevideo Torque astatine the Pedro Bidegain, securing their maiden 3 points successful the Copa Sudamericana.

The lucifer was not straightforward, however; the Uruguayans took the pb successful the 19th infinitesimal done Facundo Silvera.

An improbable leader emerged for Riestra: centre-back Juan Cruz Randazzo scored doubly from rebounds successful the archetypal fractional to crook the lucifer around.

The effect kept Riestra successful the contention for a top-two spot, particularly aft they opened their run with a gully against Palestino and a decision to Gremio. In Brazil, their archetypal gathering was a scrappy matter with fewer chances, but Francis Amuzu struck successful the 87th infinitesimal to seal a Tricolor win.

Last Saturday, the Blanquinegros ended their Torneo Apertura run with a goalless gully against Lanus. Their archetypal signifier successful the Argentine title disappointed supporters, with conscionable 1 triumph successful 15 rounds, leaving them bottom of Group B.

For the adjacent 4 weeks, Riestra’s absorption turns solely to the Copa Sudamericana, with lone fixtures successful that contention scheduled. Manager Gustavo Oscar Benitez present has clip to reconstruct the team's tactical signifier and pursuit affirmative results, starting with conscionable the second-ever gathering with Gremio successful nine history.

Juggling 3 competitions, Gremio get successful Argentina acrophobic astir attacking inefficiency, having failed to people successful six of their past 9 matches. Once again, they were held to a goalless gully connected Saturday against Athletico Paranaense successful the Brasileirao.

Severely depleted, Gremio lined up with 3 centre-backs, managing 7 shots—none connected target. Despite this, adjunct manager Vitor Severino noted the squad showed betterment connected erstwhile matches.

The constituent picked up past clip retired leaves Tricolor Gaucho 14th in the table with 17 points and a antagonistic extremity difference, having scored 15 and conceded 16.

The travel to Buenos Aires is simply a accidental to extremity their dismal distant grounds successful 2026: conscionable 2 wins from 14 matches connected the road, with six defeats and six draws.

In their past Sudamericana outing, they drew 0-0 successful Chile against Palestino aft Carlos Vinicius missed 3 penalties. The unit to present a beardown show is mounting connected Luis Castro arsenic helium continues to question consistency successful the role.

Just 4 days abstracted this fixture from a clash with Flamengo successful the Brasileirao, which opens a tally of 7 games successful 20 days crossed each competitions. That docket increases the unit to unafraid a triumph astatine the Pedro Bidegain and debar complications aboriginal successful the radical stage.

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Team News

Deportivo Riestra person a afloat acceptable squad disposable for Tuesday's match, with nary players presently successful the attraction room.

Despite being eliminated from the Torneo Apertura, Guillermo Duro fielded mostly his first-choice broadside connected Saturday, making a fewer insignificant changes. Gabriel Obredor, Rodrigo Sayavedra, and Yonatan Goitia are acceptable to instrumentality to the starting eleven.

Luis Castro faces a enactment puzzle for Gremio’s starting XI owed to a important fig of injuries. Arthur is out, arsenic are Amuzu (bone oedema), Joao Pedro (ankle fracture), and Marlon (fractured tibia and fibula).

A caller interest is midfielder Nardoni, who felt discomfort successful Parana and volition beryllium assessed earlier the trip. On the affirmative side, Carlos Vinicius and Viery some instrumentality from suspension and are disposable for selection.

There is besides a tactical question: the instrumentality of that brace could spot Gremio revert to a four-man defence.

Deportivo Riestra imaginable starting lineup:

Arce; Stringa, Mino, Randazzo, Gallo, Sayavedra; Flores, Goitia, Watson; Obredor, Smarra

Gremio imaginable starting lineup:

Weverton; Pavon, Martins, Viery, Gabriel; Noriega, Nardoni, Mec; Tete, Enamorado, Vinicius

We say: Deportivo Riestra 0-1 Gremio

This fixture features 2 attacks with precise debased conversion rates. Over their past 10 games, some sides person averaged conscionable 0.5 goals per match.

Ninety percent of Riestra’s caller matches person ended nether 2.5 full goals. This points towards a low-scoring encounter, which could suit Gremio if Carlos Vinicius tin find his finishing boots.

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