Grenal
A Grenal being contested at the Estádio Olímpico Monumental in 2012 | |
| Other names | Gre-Nal |
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| Location | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Teams | Grêmio Internacional |
| First meeting | 18 July 1909 Friendly match Grêmio 10–0 Internacional |
| Latest meeting | 19 April 2025 Brasileirão Série A Grêmio 1–1 Internacional |
| Next meeting | 20 September 2025 Brasileirão Série A Internacional vs Grêmio |
| Stadiums | Arena do Grêmio (Grêmio) Beira-Rio (Internacional) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 447 |
| Top scorer | Carlitos (40) |
| All-time record | Internacional: 165 Grêmio: 141 Draw: 141 |
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The Grenal (also Gre-Nal, plural Grenais), ongoing since 1909, is the rivalry between the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre's biggest football clubs, Grêmio and Internacional, usually contested in the Gauchão, the Rio Grande do Sul state championship that both teams have won regularly since 1940, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top-level national championship.
Being among the fiercest football derbies in Brazil, South America and the world, Grenais are considered a key cultural aspect of the Southern region of Brazil and particularly Rio Grande do Sul. High levels of emotion, competition and occasional violence accompany such matches.
In December 2020, FourFourTwo ranked the Grenal as the football world's 8th biggest derby.