Grêmio -0.75 is a bet that deserves to be made.

Grêmio is the team with the best moment in Brazil, in the last 12 games they have been 11 wins and 1 draw. Playing at home is even more impressive, 9 wins in a row. Coach, R. Gaucho, is the greatest idol of Grêmio, he was champion of Libertadores as a player and coach. The players admire him and he manages to get the best out of the players. They had some changes this season and it took a while to reach their potential. But now they are playing very well and confident.

Santos this season is playing well above its potential, the team has many limitations and few players. Reservations are very limited technically and many young players. The club is going through a lot of problems, the president has been impeached and now the vice president is running the club. But until the next elections he cannot make important decisions. Thus, any important decision is subject to the vote of the club's advisers and they have already rejected 3 proposals by L. Verissimo. So he asked not to play this game because he was not focused and thought that his performance was bad in the last games due to this lack of confidence. But the reserve L. Felipe is suspended and must play Laércio who does not have the minimum technical condition to play at this level. So Cuca, coach, is doing everything to convince L. Verissimo to play, but he didn’t train during the week and is psychologically ill, he has already hired a psychologist to help him in this phase. Whether playing or not, it's a big problem for Santos.

It is a first leg and it is very important for Grêmio to win this game at home because second leg in Vila Belmiro it will not be easy. Grêmio has rest key players in last games but Santos last weekend had a very intense derby with Palmeiras and I believe that will make a difference.