The former UC player started again for the Tricolor and registered an assist in the victory against Atlético Goianiense. For his part, Iván Morales converted to Argentina.
Gradually, Alexandre Aravena He won a place at Gremio, one of the greats of Brazilian football. Although at first it was difficult for the player trained at the Catholic University, given the high number of high-level variants, he is now a starter in the Gaucho Tricolor. This Saturday, Monito played an important role in the 3-1 victory against Atlético Goianiense, during the 31st day of the Brasileirao.
The visitor, who has injured Angelo Araos in his team, opened the scoring in the 28th minute with a goal from Derek. In the 40th minute, Gremio equalized the score thanks to a goal from Venezuelan Yeferson Soteldo, after a pass from Dane Martin Braitwaite. In the second half, Pepé took the lead at 2-1, helped by Aravena. The third was the work of Paraguayan Mathías Villasanti, in the 83′.
Aravena has had a hand in three goals in his team’s last four games. This good streak began on October 4, during the victory against Fortaleza. Later, on 9 October, he converted again in the defeat against Atlético Mineiro, as a visitor. And after his participation in the classic against Internacional de Porto Alegre, on October 19, he reiterated his presence as a starter this Saturday 26. To date, Aravena has played 11 matches at Brasileirao 2024, including six as a starter.
The team led by Renato Gaúcho occupies eleventh place in the standings with 38 points in 31 matches (11 wins, five draws and 15 defeats). In any case, he cannot relax on the issue of relegation. It is four points above the red zone. The cup is Juventude, 17th in the ranking, who lost today to Erick Pulgar’s Flamengo.
Ivan Morales scores
In Argentina, Iván Morales converted again. After a long drought, the former Colo Colo and Cruz Azul striker found continuity and confidence in Sarmiento de Junín. This Saturday, he scored in the 1-1 draw against Newell’s Old Boys, in Rosario, on the 19th day of the Professional League Tournament.
Morales started in the Junín team and opened the scoring in the 21st minute with great definition when hitting the ball to goalkeeper Ramiro Macagno. This is the striker’s second score in the last three matches played. This is in addition to the goal he scored against Huracán on October 4. In the duel against Globo, Morales’ drought ended, whose last goal dates back to March 2023, for Cruz Azul.
Newell’s, led on an interim basis by Ricardo Lunari (reference of the Catholic University in the 90s), equalized in the 29th minute thanks to Mateo Silvetti.
With this result, Sarmiento appears in 23rd place in the Argentine rankings with 20 points in 19 matches (four wins, eight draws and seven defeats). . Note that a few days ago, an AFA meeting decided to eliminate relegations for this year, thus relieving the most complicated teams.
Source: Latercera
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