3-23-07 - Grêmio To Field Reserve Team Against Guarani-VA

Looking ahead to Tuesday’s Libertadores Cup showdown with Deportes Tolima, Mano Menezes will rest his starters and field a reserve team Saturday against Guarani-VA. With three games left to play, Grêmio has already clinched Group 2 and has a 9-point lead over Group 1 leaders Juventude in the race for homefield advantage throughout the Gaúcho Championship playoffs.

With such a huge cushion in the regional competition, Grêmio is prioritizing the Libertadores Cup where the Tricolor’s situation is not so rosy. Grêmio (4 pts) is in second place in Group 3 behind Tolima (7 pts). With a road game against Cúcuta in Colombia still on the horizon, Grêmio needs a win this Tuesday to stay in the playoff hunt.