PORTO ALEGRE - Arena do Grêmio (60,540)

[Cristian G.]

Yes, it's a very nice project, ex-Ronaldinho's club deserves such a stadium!

[Arthurlp10]

Former club and hopefully future club ronaldinho well.
At least that's what I twist, our fans have the opnion very divided about it, but I'm on the side who wants him back and he already said he wanted to return one day.

[AcesHigh]

Originally Posted by Cristian G.

Yes, it's a very nice project, ex-Ronaldinho's club deserves such a stadium!

also Anderson, Lucas and Carlos Eduardo.

with Mano Menezes as the new brazilian coach (Mano Menezes was Grêmio coach from 2005 to 2007) and the fact he coached these 3 players while in Grêmio, there is a big probability those 3 will be Seleção players till 2014.

Mano, Anderson and Lucas were part of the Grêmio team that played the most dramatic match in the club´s history.

after Grêmio fell to 2nd division in 2004 due to financial problems caused by some REALLY bad decisions of previous administrations, in 2005, the team was in a really bad situation, financially, in the 2nd division. The club needed to come back to first division to increase its recipes.

The 2nd division that year was decided in play-offs.

In the last game, played at Recife (Pernambuco state) against Náutico, in the Aflitos stadiums, Grêmio would be champion of the 2nd division if it won. It would be promoted if it tied. And would remain in 2nd division if it lost.


Then the referee started helping Náutico. A penalty against Grêmio in the first half, luckily went wide. The really bad part came in the 2nd half. The referee red carded a game player unfairly... and soon after, awarded a SECOND penalty against Grêmio, very unfair. The ball bounced in a GRêmio player´s arm that was COMPLETELY close to his body! And it was outside the box!


Knowing of the injustice, Grêmio players lost their head. One of them chested the ref and was red carded. Then the players went to argue with the ref and another was red carded. The cops came in and beat Grêmio players down.

After a while, the ref was taking the ball to the penalty spot and a Grêmio player punched the ball out of the ref´s hand

Another red card.

Grêmio was 4 players down. If one more player was red carded, the match would be suspended and Grêmio would lose automatically.

7-11 players.

Another player was yellow carded for digging a hole, with his foot at the penalty spot


After some 15 minutes, the match resumed... Nautico shot the penalty and the goalkeeper defended!! Nautico players and fans could not believe!

But how to hold the result when you are 4 men down?

ANDERSON (now in Manchester United) took the ball at our defense field and advanced towards Nautico´s goal. He was fouled and a Nautico player got the 2nd yellow. Before Nautico recomposed, Anderson dribbled several Nautico players and scored a goal for Grêmio!!!!!

A MIRACLE! Anderson became a hero. And so did the goalkeeper Galatto, who defended the 2nd penalty.

The match became known as BATALHA DOS AFLITOS (Battle of the Aflicts) and became a Grêmio DVD

INCREDIBLE!


you dont need to understand portuguese, just watch the images at this video

[R.Gonzalez]

Go On Grêmio!!

The New ground will bring us even more glories!

Great job, ronin(POA)!!!

[radioheader]

Such a nice stadium...
There's no doubt that Grêmio's future will change with this incredible Arena.

[mestresplynter]

[AcesHigh]

first time I see these new photos!

[Arthurlp10]

The photos below (credit to Pedro Regis, community Gremio Arena in orkut), are being buried in these piles for soil structure stabilization, spoke up until 2000 to be around, but I'm not sure this number. After these stakes are set, start the foundations.



















OBS: Quote do Sagnaris do Thread do Brasil!

[Luka Loopy]

As a Spurs fan my Brazilian team is probably Intenacional (boo hiss etc) as they have a club partnership with Spurs, but I have to say I love the proposed stadium.

The standing area behind the goal looks great, subtley articulated from the rest of the bowl, but well intergrated with the rest of the arena (altot better than the proposed kop end at the new Spurs ground).

The exterior looks great, very simple athough not sure about the roof, surely there could have been a cleaner solution?

All in all very good. Im looking forward to seeing this one develop.

[Arthurlp10]

Indeed, at what stage the project goes from the new stadium spurs?

[AcesHigh]

gee, that sounded like Yoda

[AcesHigh]

FIFA and the Local Organizing Comitee just had a meeting with directors of Internacional (Grêmio´s archrival in Porto Alegre).

They didnt accept the financial garantees from Internacional and want revisions in the project, which would raise the final costs from $50 to $100 million.


With that, the 2014 World Cup gets nearer and nearer to be realized in the brand new and modern Grêmio Arena.

[Arthurlp10]

24/10/2010

http://picasaweb.google.com.br/11662...eat=directlink

[Arthurlp10]

27/10/2010

Originally Posted by AcesHigh

[AcesHigh]

just to inform people... in the first seconds of the video above, what you see is the construction of a bridge that will connect a new road to the road where my car was travelling. The bridge will end exactly on the side of the Grêmio Arena. Thus, the Arena is right in the crossing of the most important roads in the state.

then, you see several piles. There will be a total of 2500 piles to support the stadium. The construction company is still hiring people (they plan to have over 2000 workers in a few months) and in a few weeks, 3 more pile drivers machines should arrive to increase the number of piles placed per day.

[João Paulo]

This stadium is going to be great. Can´t wait to see it ready. Congratulations Grêmio.

[Arthurlp10]

Originally Posted by AcesHigh

2010/11/06










Photos of Pedro Régis of Grêmio Arena community on orkut!

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GRÊMIO

[Arthurlp10]

"PROFESSIONAL OFFICERS OF SURVEY WORKS PROJECTS OF ARENA GRÊMIO.
According to the OAS, the schedule is better than expected.
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The president of Guild Enterprises, Adalberto Preis, and counselors Krebs and Evan Saul Berdichevski visited early on Friday (12), the construction site of Arena's Guild. "We are pleased and even excited about the progress of works, schedule more than anticipated. Meanwhile, the visibility is small, because the stakes are hidden in the ground. Briefly, with concrete foundations, we will have much greater visibility to the public," evaluates Preis.
With a week to complete two months of work, the building now accounts for more than 200 piles driven and will soon be surpassed the mark of 5km long. The goal is to reach up to 54,000 meters. According to the OAS, the schedule is better than expected. Within about 45 days, will be running the patch of pre-cast, allowing the start of concrete foundations.
In this period, the cafeteria will also be constructed and the dressing rooms, with capacity for about a thousand people. The OAS also estimates that the construction of temporary substation, which will be used for energy supply of the work is completed in 20 days. In time, more than 70 people have been hired.

[Arthurlp10]

www.arena.gremio.net preparing news, with photos, on the progress of obras.Cronograma advance. Four Pile-on operation.

@ Adalbertopreis Adalberto Preis
Close to reaching 5 km of driven piles as reported @ evandrokrebs. Will be ready in 30 days lodging and dining.

@ Adalbertopreis Adalberto Preis
In 30 days, the bed will be ready for pre-cast concrete and start the foundation blocks. Gain greater visibility

@ Adalbertopreis Adalberto Preis
Soon we will have around 2000 workers working. There is no news of any of the stages referred to as advanced building.

[Acoustic]

The capacity will actually be 57.000, since for Gremio matches there will be no seats on the stands behind one of the goals. This was asked by the fans themselves and it's to allow the most enthusiastic fans to move around more freely.

This will be a great stadium for us, Gremio fans, but yes, the exterior could have been better designed in my opinion. At the end of the day though, what really matters is that this Arena will be much better than the current stadium we have.