Gre-Nal
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Gre–Nal is the nickname for matches between two of Brazil
's leading football
clubs. They are both located in the southern city of Porto Alegre
, Rio Grande do Sul
state. Gre refers to Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
and Nal refers to Sport Club Internacional
.
, Tesourinha
, Aírton
, Falcão
, Éder
, , Valdomiro
, Renato Gaúcho
, Taffarel
, Dunga
, Emerson
, Ronaldinho
and Nilmar.
The game has also seen world-famous coaches such as Luiz Felipe Scolari
, Abel Braga
, Carlos Alberto Parreira
, Telê Santana
, Rubens Minelli
, Valdir Espinosa
, Paulo César Carpegiani
and Ênio Andrade
manage a game.
The first Gre-nal derby occurred on July 18, 1909, on a Sunday, in the Baixada|Baixada from Porto Alegre (which belonged to Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense. At 15:10, both teams entered the field of Baixada, preceded by the Presidents and the military band of the Brigade. The Grêmio players wore Sorority shirts divided vertically in half blue and half white, with black shorts. Internacional wore vertically striped shirts in red and white, with white shorts. The audience was estimated at 2000.
The referee of the match was Waldemar Bromberg, line judges João de Castro e Silva and H. Sommer, and goal judges Theobaldo Foernges Bugs and Theodoro. The goal judges sat on a stool beside the goal areas, indicating whether the ball entered the goal or not, because at the time there were no nets in the goals.
After 10 minutes, Edgar Booth
scored the first goal of the game and in the history of the classic. Edgar Booth went on to scored four more goals. Four goals scored by Júlio Grünewald and one by Moreira
made the score Grêmio
10-0 Internacional
, the biggest win in the history of Gre–Nal.
. Many residents of Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul
and in much of Santa Catarina
and the western region of Paraná
, identify strongly with one of the two sides, according to entrenched familial, cultural and social-demographic factors .
Grêmio was founded in 1903 by German immigrants from the Porto Alegre
's industrious and commercial upper middle-class, mainly from the northern neighbourhoods from the city, who initially banned poor non-German players. Inter was founded in a meeting at the Second District, a bohemian, commercial and college neighborhood, so mostly of the first Inter players and supporters came from this reality: students from inner Rio Grande do Sul, Italian and azorean
immigrants and blacks
that lived on the place. Because of that, Inter was the first of the two clubs to allow black and mixed-raced players. Since the 1950s, several black players such as Ronaldinho
and Everaldo
have played for Grêmio.
as well as winning the Copa Libertadores twice.
Domestically they have won two Brazilian championships
, four Brazilian cups
, one Copa Sul and 35 state championships
.
Internacional has won one FIFA Club World Cup
, two Copa Libertadores, one Recopa Sudamericana
(popularly referred to as 'the triple crown') and one Copa Sudamericana
.
Domestically, they have won three Brazilian championships
, one Brazilian cup
, and 40 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 April 2009, the clubs have played against each other 381 times: 144 victories for Inter, 120 for Grêmio and 117 draws. The biggest win for Grêmio was 10-0 in 1909 (the very first Gre–Nal) and the biggest win for Inter was 7-0 in 1948.
In Beira-Rio Stadium
(Internacional) : Internacional 2-1 Grêmio, 78,083, February 12, 1989.
In Olímpico Stadium
(Grêmio) : Grêmio 0-0 Internacional, 71,621, February 9, 1989.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
's leading football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
clubs. They are both located in the southern city of Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
, Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...
state. Gre refers to Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...
and Nal refers to Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...
.
History
The Gre–Nal is one of the fiercest football rivalries in South America. It is accompanied by high levels of emotion, competition and occasional violence. Many well-known players have competed in Gre–Nal games, including: EveraldoEveraldo
Everaldo Marques da Silva , nicknamed Everaldo, was a football player from Brazil. He was defender with Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense and with the Brazilian national team. He won the Football World Cup 1970. The golden star in Gremio's flag was added in 1970 in his homage...
, Tesourinha
Tesourinha
Osmar Fortes Barcellos, best known as Tesourinha was an association footballer famous for his remarkable dribbling skills....
, Aírton
Airton Ferreira da Silva
Airton Ferreira da Silva, best known as Airton Pavilhão was an association footballer in defensive role....
, Falcão
Paulo Roberto Falcão
Paulo Roberto Falcão is a Brazilian head coach and former footballer, currently managing Sport Club Internacional. He is widely considered one of the best players in Internacional and Roma history, and one of the most talented midfielders of all time, especially at his peak in the mid 1980s...
, Éder
Éder Aleixo de Assis
Éder Aleixo de Assis, was also known as Éder or Éder Assis , is a former Brazilian footballer. He played as a left winger and striker, most notably with Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, Clube Atlético Mineiro in the Campeonato Brasileiro and with the Brazilian national team...
, , Valdomiro
Valdomiro Vaz Franco
Valdomiro Vaz Franco, better known as Valdomiro , is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a striker.He played 17 matches For the Brazilian team between 1973 and 1977, and scored 5 goals...
, Renato Gaúcho
Renato Gaúcho
Renato Gaúcho, real name Renato Portaluppi is a former association footballer who played forward and a football manager, he was born in Guaporé, Rio Grande do Sul.He is currently unemployed...
, Taffarel
Cláudio Taffarel
Cláudio André Mergen Taffarel is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is of German and Italian descent....
, Dunga
Dunga
Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri , commonly known as Dunga , is a former Brazilian football defensive midfielder and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1994 World Cup...
, Emerson
Emerson Ferreira da Rosa
Émerson Ferreira da Rosa , simply known as Emerson, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder. He had 73 caps for Brazil from 1997 to 2006.-Grêmio:...
, Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira , commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo and the Brazilian national team as an attacking midfielder or forward. He is a two-time winner of the FIFA World Player of the Year, awarded to the best player over the year...
and Nilmar.
The game has also seen world-famous coaches such as Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari
Luiz Felipe Scolari , ComIH , also known as Felipão in Brazil and Phil Scolari in the United Kingdom, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian football manager. He is currently the manager of Palmeiras. He served as the manager of the Portuguese national team from July 12, 2003 to June 30, 2008...
, Abel Braga
Abel Braga
Abel Carlos da Silva Braga, also known as Abel Braga or just Abel during his playing days , is a football manager and a former football player...
, Carlos Alberto Parreira
Carlos Alberto Parreira
Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira is a Brazilian former football manager. He managed Brazil to championships at the 1994 World Cup, the 2004 Copa América, and the 2005 Confederations Cup...
, Telê Santana
Telê Santana
Telê Santana da Silva, also known as Telê Santana , was a Brazilian football manager and former player...
, Rubens Minelli
Rubens Minelli
Rubens Francisco Minelli is a Brazilian former football player and manager.As a player he played for Ypiranga, Nacional , Palmeiras, Taubaté and São Bento, where he ended his career after broken a leg when he was 27....
, Valdir Espinosa
Valdir Espinosa
Valdir Ataualpa Ramirez Espinosa, usually known as Valdir Espinosa is a Brazilian football manager.-Titles:Grêmio...
, Paulo César Carpegiani
Paulo César Carpegiani
Paulo César Carpegiani is a former Brazilian footballer.- Playing career :Carpegiani began his professional career at Sport Club Internacional of Porto Alegre, in the Rio Grande do Sul, where he played from 1970 to 1977, winning two Brazilian Championships...
and Ênio Andrade
Ênio Andrade
Ênio Vargas de Andrade was a football player and manager from Brazil.- Biography :...
manage a game.
First Gre-Nal derby
On June 21, 1909, four representatives of Internacional met with representatives of Grêmio in the Company's headquarters, Leopoldina Portoalegrense, to arrange the first meeting between the two clubs. Internacional, founded two months before, invited Grêmio to be its first opponents. The first match was held on June 27. With a game with Fuss-Ball previously arranged, the Grêmio President, Major Augusto Koch said that his team would face Internacional with the second table (reserve team). The leaders of Internacional demanded that their opponents field their first team. The Grêmio board agreed. However, as the club's fixture list was full, the game would be held only in the following month.The first Gre-nal derby occurred on July 18, 1909, on a Sunday, in the Baixada|Baixada from Porto Alegre (which belonged to Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense. At 15:10, both teams entered the field of Baixada, preceded by the Presidents and the military band of the Brigade. The Grêmio players wore Sorority shirts divided vertically in half blue and half white, with black shorts. Internacional wore vertically striped shirts in red and white, with white shorts. The audience was estimated at 2000.
The referee of the match was Waldemar Bromberg, line judges João de Castro e Silva and H. Sommer, and goal judges Theobaldo Foernges Bugs and Theodoro. The goal judges sat on a stool beside the goal areas, indicating whether the ball entered the goal or not, because at the time there were no nets in the goals.
After 10 minutes, Edgar Booth
Edgar Booth
Edgar Booth was a German and naturalized Brazilian footballer.Booth played for Grêmio FBPA, and was famously involved in the first Porto Alegre derby match between Grêmio and SC Internacional on July 18, 1909...
scored the first goal of the game and in the history of the classic. Edgar Booth went on to scored four more goals. Four goals scored by Júlio Grünewald and one by Moreira
Moreira
Moreira is a common surname in the Galician and Portuguese language, namely in Portugal, Brazil and Galicia. It may refer to:-People:* Adriano Moreira, Portuguese politician and academic* Afonso Augusto Moreira, Brazilian politician...
made the score Grêmio
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...
10-0 Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...
, the biggest win in the history of Gre–Nal.
State rivalry
The rivalry of the Gre–Nal reaches beyond football; it is a cultural reference for the GaúchosGaucho
Gaucho is a term commonly used to describe residents of the South American pampas, chacos, or Patagonian grasslands, found principally in parts of Argentina, Uruguay, Southern Chile, and Southern Brazil...
. Many residents of Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...
and in much of Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina (state)
Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...
and the western region of Paraná
Paraná (state)
Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,...
, identify strongly with one of the two sides, according to entrenched familial, cultural and social-demographic factors .
Grêmio was founded in 1903 by German immigrants from the Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
's industrious and commercial upper middle-class, mainly from the northern neighbourhoods from the city, who initially banned poor non-German players. Inter was founded in a meeting at the Second District, a bohemian, commercial and college neighborhood, so mostly of the first Inter players and supporters came from this reality: students from inner Rio Grande do Sul, Italian and azorean
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
immigrants and blacks
Afro-Brazilian
In Brazil, the term "preto" is one of the five categories used by the Brazilian Census, along with "branco" , "pardo" , "amarelo" and "indígena"...
that lived on the place. Because of that, Inter was the first of the two clubs to allow black and mixed-raced players. Since the 1950s, several black players such as Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira , commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo and the Brazilian national team as an attacking midfielder or forward. He is a two-time winner of the FIFA World Player of the Year, awarded to the best player over the year...
and Everaldo
Everaldo
Everaldo Marques da Silva , nicknamed Everaldo, was a football player from Brazil. He was defender with Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense and with the Brazilian national team. He won the Football World Cup 1970. The golden star in Gremio's flag was added in 1970 in his homage...
have played for Grêmio.
Records
Grêmio have been Intercontinental ChampionIntercontinental Cup (football)
The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...
as well as winning the Copa Libertadores twice.
Domestically they have won two Brazilian championships
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
, four Brazilian cups
Copa do Brasil
The Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...
, one Copa Sul and 35 state championships
Campeonato Gaúcho
The Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF is the top tier of the footballleague of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.-Clubs:Clubs qualified to Campeonato Gaúcho Primeira Divisão 2011.*Canoas*Caxias...
.
Internacional has won one FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...
, two Copa Libertadores, one Recopa Sudamericana
Recopa Sudamericana
The Recopa Sudamericana is an annual football match-up between the reigning champions of the previous year's Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana, South America's premier club competitions....
(popularly referred to as 'the triple crown') and one Copa Sudamericana
Copa Sudamericana
The Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes , known simply as the Copa Sudamericana , is an annual international club football competition organized by the CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second most prestigious club competition in South American football. CONCACAF clubs were invited between 2004...
.
Domestically, they have won three Brazilian championships
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
, one Brazilian cup
Copa do Brasil
The Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...
, and 40 state championships
Campeonato Gaúcho
The Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF is the top tier of the footballleague of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.-Clubs:Clubs qualified to Campeonato Gaúcho Primeira Divisão 2011.*Canoas*Caxias...
.
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
Copa São Paulo de Juniores
The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior , also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores and Copinha , is a cup competition played by 88 Brazilian under-18 football teams , most of them from São Paulo state...
, in 1974, 1978, 1980 and 1998 and champion of the first Campeonato Brasileiro (Brazilian Championship) Sub-20
Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20
In 2006, the Brazilian Football Confederation created the Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20, the official national tournament for U-20 teams. The first edition was played in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, contested by 30 clubs – the 20 clubs currently playing in the Campeonato Brasileiro plus 10...
in 2006.
As of April 2009, the clubs have played against each other 381 times: 144 victories for Inter, 120 for Grêmio and 117 draws. The biggest win for Grêmio was 10-0 in 1909 (the very first Gre–Nal) and the biggest win for Inter was 7-0 in 1948.
In Beira-Rio Stadium
Estádio Beira-Rio
Estádio José Pinheiro Borda, better known as Estádio Beira-Rio due to its location beside the Guaíba River, is a football stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It serves as the home stadium for Sport Club Internacional...
(Internacional) : Internacional 2-1 Grêmio, 78,083, February 12, 1989.
In Olímpico Stadium
Estádio Olímpico Monumental
Estádio Olímpico Monumental, also known as Estádio Olímpico, is a football stadium inaugurated on September 19, 1954 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with a maximum capacity of 45,000 people. The stadium is owned by Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense.-History:The stadium was inaugurated on...
(Grêmio) : Grêmio 0-0 Internacional, 71,621, February 9, 1989.