“Mathías Villasanti fires Grêmio into the lead after a spell of sustained pressure with three shots in five minutes.”
Pivotal“Thiago Mendes drags Vasco da Gama level shortly after a triple substitution refreshed their attack.”
Pivotal“Facundo Colidio completes the comeback, converting from a corner just four minutes after the equalizer to put Vasco ahead.”
PivotalOutstanding performance

Grêmio looked set to controst a fiercely contested derby their way after Mathías Villasanti's 39th-minute strike, the product of sustained first-half pressure that saw them force three shots inside five minutes before finally breaking through. But Vasco da Gama, who edged the underlying numbers with more shots, more big chances created and more corners, turned the game on its head in a frantic final quarter-hour. Thiago Mendes leveled things at 76' shortly after a triple substitution reshuffled Vasco's attack, and just four minutes later Facundo Colidio pounced following a corner to complete the turnaround. The match was littered with bookings from the seventh minute onward, reflecting the derby intensity, but it was Vasco's fresh legs off the bench that ultimately decided a game Grêmio had controlled for long stretches.
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