🤯 Sport end 19-game drought, claim first win in the Brasileirão

It had been NINETEEN games without winning a single game in any competition.

NO positive result in the Brazilian Championship. 

The last red-and-black triumph? on March 22, still in the final of the Pernambuco Championship.

And then Sport arrived.

Playing at the full Arena do Grêmio and in front of 35,087 people, the Lion defeated Grêmio 1-0 on Sunday night (10).

WINNING THE FIRST IN BR-2025.

Ending a 141-day drought.

Which increases the pressure on Mano Menezes' work at Tricolor.

Now there are five Leonine victories in the last seven duels against Grêmio in Porto Alegre. 

1st half reflects moments of both teams

The initial stage was of little football in Porto Alegre. 

Grêmio was unable to be dominant in front of their fans, as Sport also tried to play when they had the ball.

Only neither of the two teams succeeded, although Tricolor finished more times.

It lacked, for example, inspiration from both sides.

Plenty of excitement in the second half

Grêmio's creation, Léo Pereira, was the protagonist after the interval.

He wasted a great chance in a counterattack, but it was his play that Matheusinho converted into a goal (5').

A goal that did justice to the Lion's performance.

Mano Menezes worked. The newcomer Carlos Vinicius was called, for example.

Gabriel became a protagonist. He frustrated Braithwaite, the former Fulham striker, and consolidated himself as the great executioner of the night. 

Carlos Vinicius faz jogada acrobática, mas Gabriel espalma para escanteio. Goleiro do Sport salva mais uma chance perigosa do Grêmio. pic.twitter.com/WFj35sVhhz

— ge (@geglobo) August 11, 2025

Sport continued to waste great chances to "kill" the game.

Grêmio insisted. But didn't save at least one point.

And the Lion achieved the long-awaited first victory. 

Situation in the table 📊

Grêmio remains with 20 points after completing their 18th game.

Who opens the Z-4 is Vasco, who has 16 after 17 games.

Sport reached nine in 17 games.

The first outside the relegation zone is Vitória, with 18.

Sunday (18), Tricolor will face Atlético at Arena MRV.

Lion, in turn, will host São Paulo on Saturday (17). 

Photo: Paulo Paiva / Sport Club do Recife

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