Stadium: Olimpico Monumental

Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile) 5GD - 4 home victires - 1 draw - 1 away victory.

First leg: Sao Paulo 1 - 0 Gremio

Gremio (Brasil)

In the firs leg of this serie the team was unable to take a good result and have to carry with the defeat, but if something can be told in their favor is the team continue to show their tought defense that characterize the team in the group stage.

And is precisely their good defense have them with the posibility that winning 1-0 would send the game to extra time, winning by two goals would get them directly trought next stage. But if Sao Paulo is able to score a goal, Gremio would need to score three goals.

Scoring haven't been the force of this team as in the six matches the team dispute, was able to score in four of them a goal in each one. Their defense is what holds them as just in two games allowed goals, one to Deportes Tolima and three to Cúcuta Deporitvo.

In home the team is unbeaten, still take a score less draw against Cucuta and then take two 1-0 victories, which in this scenario would be only extratimes.

Last match in Gaucho tournament the team won the final as in the second leg beat 4-1 Juventude after having tie 3-3 on the first leg, with an aggregate of 7-4 the team claim the title and became bichampion of Gaucho. The team provide a great tough game and make their local condition stand.

Sao Paulo (Brasil)

The team won 1-0 on home, making the home condition stand as they have done in this whole Libertadores Cup, where they take two victories and one draw, in all of those matches the score when over 2.5 different from last match where it was only 1-0.

But now on away, the team open with a draw against Audax, then went to Mexico and lost 2-1, game where Necaxa came from behing to defeat them. And finally close with a short away victory against Alianza Lima (one of the worst teams of the Cup).

On away the team lost the rout and is unable to take great result, still the team has improve in the last matches and in their favour could be that they didn't face a final serie as Gremio and the team would came rested to this match contrary to Gremio that haven't had rest.

In team didn't have local league activity as was eliminated in the semifinals of Paulista tournament and is now focus on Libertadores Cup and their next participation on Serie A that kicks off this weekend.

Match:

Brazilian teams clashed in an interesting match, from one side recent champion of Gaucho tournament, against Sao Paulo which lost in semifinals of Paulista, one rested, and the other with excess of work. I sense that Sao Paulo would put a fierce stand and press Gremio which first is expected tought defense and then try to score the needed goal for extratime and then aspire for the decisive goal that gets them trough.

Prediction:

For O/U I sense that Gremio defense will continue to provide their good performance and from there expect offensive to work so Under 2.5

Pick : Under 2.5
Odds : 1.90
Stake : 8 / 10
Bookmaker : Bet365
Date : 2007-05-10
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