O Guarany de Bagé, opponent of Athletico in the second stage of the Brazilian Cup, was welcomed by fans of Coritiba Afonso Pena Airport. The game takes place on Thursday (14), at 20h, at Ligga Arena.
In a post on social networks, the club gaúcho vibrated with the positive reception in Curitiba. Fans are born in Bagé, 377 km from Port Joyful, they live in the capital of Paraná and cheer for Coritiba.
"We were very happy to be welcomed by a family of Bageenses who live in the capital of Paraná and are fans of Coxa. Thank you very much for the affection", thanks Guarany de Bagé.
Game against Athletic is historical for the Guarany of Bagé
Founded in 1907, the Guarany de Bagé will play his first match outside Rio Grande do Sul. In the debut in the Copa do Brasil, the gaúcha team won the Altos-PI 2 to 1. The goal of historic victory came out at 43 minutes of the second half.
The cast closes the preparation for the game at the CT da Graciosa, do Coritiba, on the afternoon of Wednesday (12). Coach Márcio Nunes bets on an old acquaintance of Paraná football. The attacker Yan Philippe, revealed by the Paraná Club, is the goal bet.
The Guarany de Bagé finished the Gaúcho Championship in second place of Group A, which ranked the Grêmio for the semifinal. Outside the mata-mata, the team played the Trophy Farroupilha, played between the 5th and 8th places, but fell in the semifinal for São Luiz.
Guarany's last match was on 26 February, precisely in the victory in the Brazilian Cup. Since then, coach Márcio Nunes has had time to work with the cast with only Athletico.
“Sabemos que o Athletico tem um time muito qualificado e que o jogo no sintético exige um ritmo diferente. Estamos acompanhando as últimas partidas deles, incluindo o confronto pelas quartas de final do Campeonato Paranaense contra o Azuriz. Nosso analista de desempenho já coletou bastante material para que possamos planejar nossos treinamentos e táticos de forma específica”, disse o treinador.
With the unprecedented vacancy for the second phase of the Brazilian Cup, the Guarany de Bagé has already earned R$ 1.83 million in awards. The gaucho team has a payroll of R$ 400,000 and intends to invest part in the reform of Estrela D’Alva Stadium.
