The first Grenal was held on 18.07.1909 and the beginning of the century. The Inter had a young team, full of inexperience. Already the Grêmio, had a valiant team, composed of trained and experienced players. Due to these circumstances, the Grêmio amassou the Inter with 10 goals in the scores. Only for you to get an idea, the very founder of the Inter participated departure. The Inter played with: Poppe II; Portela and Simone; Vinholes, Pires and Wetternich; Poppe I, and Horacio Cesar; Medonça and Carvalho. After the Inter tightened their time and slowly overcoming the Grêmio was in the number of wins. The first victory over the rival colorada was in 31.10.1915, 4x1. Time was passing, the rivalry would be generated by increasing and discuções and fights, but until today. But the Grenal number 297 was different. He was a seasoned in the most classic. In 1989, the two teams differed a semifinal of Brazilian Championship. The Inter got there after eliminating the cruise, and Grêmio after passing by Flamengo. There is nothing that this Grenal number of 297 was entitled to GRENAL THE CENTURY. The two teams came from great campaigns, with a small advantage of Inter, which could empatar in 180 minutes and to extend the passport to the final would be guaranteed. So was the first clash at the Olympic Stadium. Empate: 1 to 1. Provocations, fights and mobilization on the part of clubs occurred. Tickets for the second and final match were sold in advance. The judge Arnaldo Cesar Coelho would trabalhão a beep in the beginning. And really happened. Stadium packed, Inter entering field with the roar of rockets, shouts and applause. The vaias by the opposing fans were inaudíveis. Thus escalado: Taffarel; Luis Carlos Winck, Aguirregaray, Nenê and Casemiro; Norberto, Leomir and Luis Carlos; Mauritius, Nílson and Edu. Then came the Grêmio and their reception was full of vaias. UUUUUUUU! He! At the sound of the whistle of Arnaldo Cesar Coelho if the two twisted quiet, size was the nervousness. I had people to roendo the hooves. At the beginning of the fright game: 25 minutes for the first time, Marcos Vinícios turns 1 to 0 Grêmio. The small crowd was gremista the festival. The partial result classifying the tricolor. The commemoration gremista was higher with the expulsion of a player colorado for 38 minutes. Destroy the first time. The concern colorada was huge! My god, and now, as we do at least one goal on 45 minutes with a player less? It seemed impossible, but not both. The Inter began the second best time, the mobilisation of technical in the locker room surte fruit. At 16 minutes the pointer Edu suffers lack. He even vai for recovery. The goalkeeper Mazaroppi warns: "Beware the Nílson! Marking closed it, porra." Despite the warning, to zaga gremista descuida up. Nilson was already marked dangerous ... imagine unchecked! Finally, Edu handle the ball in the area and, on the third floor, Nílson gives a "kicking" from head! INTER 1 to 1! The festival colorada sparked the Beira Rio! It was a crazy! The Inter continues and once more by pressing a counter-attack Mauritius escapes the right, passes by two markers and chuta! The ball passes through the goalkeeper, but is shifting to the bottom line. It appears then, behind the zaga the executioner Nílson! He escora only for the goal and mark 2 to 1 INTER! It was the goal of desabafo, the goal of relief! The fan colorado not forget that today. Pena, who in the end of that year the Inter eventually losing the title to the Bahia! But after all, Grenal is Grenal!
