Everything about Gre-nal totally explained
Gre-Nal is the nickname for matches between the two main forces of southern
Brazilian
football,
Grêmio and
Internacional.
The two clubs are based in the same city –
Porto Alegre, the capital of the southern state of
Rio Grande do Sul.
History
The Gre-Nal is perhaps the fiercest and one of the most mystic football rivalries in South America, leading to extremely high levels of emotion, competition and occasional violence. It has been the canvas of some of the greatest Brazilian players
Players who have graced the game include
Falcão,
Ronaldinho,
Taffarel,
Dunga,
Emerson,
Éder,
Everaldo, the legendaries
Valdomiro Vaz Franco,
Renato Gaúcho,
Airton Ferreira da Silva (the popular "Pavilhão") and
Osmar Fortes Barcellos, nicknamed as "Tesourinha" and many others like Larry, Gessy, Carlitos and Tarciso, etc. The 21th century has seen Manchester United's
Anderson and AC Milan's
Alexandre Pato play.
The game has also seen world-famous coaches such as
Luiz Felipe Scolari,
Abel Braga,
Carlos Alberto Parreira,
Telê Santana,
Rubens Minelli,
Valdir Espinoza,
Paulo César Carpegiani and
Ênio Andrade) manage a game.
State rivalry
The rivalry of Gre-Nal is a phenomenon that goes beyond the football sphere. Within the city of
Porto Alegre and within the state of
Rio Grande do Sul, everyone “belongs” very strongly to one of the two sides, according to very complex familial, cultural and socio-demographic factors.
For instance, Grêmio was founded in 1903 by German immigrants who banned the entrance of non-German players, while Inter was founded by Italian, Portuguese and Spanish immigrants, and was the first of both clubs to use Blacks and mixed players.
Since the 1950s, the situation has changed, and several black players such as
Ronaldinho and
Everaldo went on to become idols of Grêmio.
Due to a high level of Inter success in the 1970s, many people who were children and teenagers in the seventies went on to become supporters of Inter, whereas the frequent successes of Grêmio in the 1980s and 1990s inverted the situation.
Records
Grêmio have been
Intercontinental Champion as well as winning the
Copa Libertadores twice and the
Recopa Sudamericana.
Domestically they've won 2
Brazilian championships, 4
Brazilian cups, one
Copa Sul and 35
state championships.
Internacional has won one
FIFA Club World Cup, one
Copa Libertadores and one
Recopa Sudamericana (popularly referred to as 'the triple crown').
Domestically, they've won 3
Brazilian championships, one
Brazilian cup, and 37
state championships.
Inter's Under-20 team is also remarkably successful: Nike Cup (Under-15 World Championship) champions in 2000, Four-times Brazilian Under-20 champions at
São Paulo Cup, in 1974, 1978, 1980 and 1998 and champion of the first
Campeonato Brasileiro (Brazilian Championship) Sub-20 in 2006.
As of July 2007, the clubs played against each other an impressive number of 369 matches: 137 victories for Inter, 118 for Grêmio and 114 draws. The biggest win for Grêmio was 10-0 in 1909 (the very first Gre-Nal) and the biggest win of Inter was 7-0 in 1948.
In
Beira-Rio Stadium (Internacional) : Grêmio 1-2 Internacional, 78,083,
February 12,
1989.
In
Olímpico Stadium (Grêmio) : Grêmio 0-0 Internacional, 71,621,
February 09,
1989.
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