Marcos Rocha debuts as Grêmio held to draw by Ceará | OneFootball

This Saturday, Grêmio ended in a goalless draw with Ceará at the Arena, in a match valid for the 21st round of the Brazilian Championship. The match marked the debut of right-back Marcos Rocha, formerly of Palmeiras.

With the result, Grêmio is in 13th place, with 24 points, five more than Vitória, the first team in the relegation zone. Meanwhile, Ceará remains in 10th place, with 26 points.

Both teams will return to the field next weekend for the 23rd round of the Brazilian Championship. On Sunday, at 4 pm (Brasília time), Grêmio will visit Flamengo at Maracanã. A day earlier, Ceará will host Juventude at 4 pm at Castelão.

The Match

In a lively first half, both teams created chances but did not score. At 30 minutes, Braithwaite took a shot and hit the post of goalkeeper Bruno Ferreira. On the rebound, Alex Santana shot wide. At 44, Ceará had a great chance: after an individual play, Galeano shot from the edge of the area but missed the target.

In the second half, Grêmio dominated the match. At 16 minutes, Olivera made a great cross, but Braithwaite missed. At 34, the best chance of the game occurred: after Marllon's mistake, Alysson was left alone with the goalkeeper but mishit and missed. André Henrique wasted another chance at 43, when he shot weakly, and Bruno Ferreira made an easy save, ensuring the 0-0.

TECHNICAL SHEET GRÊMIO 0 x 0 CEARÁ

Date: August 23, 2025, Saturday Time: 9 pm (Brasília time) Location: Arena do Grêmio, in Porto Alegre (RS) Referee: Davi De Oliveira Lacerda (PR) Assistants: Danilo Ricardo Simon Manis (SP) and Douglas Pagung (ES) VAR: Rodolpho Toski Marques (PR) Red card: none. Yellow cards: Kannemann and Alex Santana (Grêmio); Willian Machado and Rafael Ramos (Ceará)

GOALS: none.

GRÊMIO: Tiago Volpi; Marlon, Kannemann (Wagner Leonardo), Balbuena, and Marcos Rocha; Cuéllar, Edenílson (Aravena), and Alex Santana; Alysson, Braithwaite (Jardiel), and Cristian Oliveira (André Henrique). Coach: Mano Menezes

CEARÁ: Bruno; Rafael Ramos, Willian Machado, Marllon, and Fabiano; Diego, Richardson (Paulo Baya), Aylon (Lucas Mugni), Lourenço (Lucas Lima), and Galeano; Pedro Raul (Pedro Henrique). Coach: Léo Condé

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