Coach of the Brazilian Women's National Team justifies replacing Corinthians goalkeeper in friendly
- By Fabio Luigi / Central do Timão Editorial
Last Saturday night (6), the Brazilian Women's Team took to the field at the Neo Química Arena to face the United States in a friendly preparatory match for the 2027 World Cup, which will take place on Brazilian soil, and won 2 x 1. Amarelinha's goals were scored by Tainá Maranhão and Bia Zaneratto. The two countries will face each other again next Tuesday (9), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), at Arena Castelão.
Minutes after the final whistle, coach Arthur Elias gave a press conference to journalists and justified the replacement of goalkeeper Lelê, from Corinthians, in the final stretch of the second half of the match. The commander stated that Timão's archer had a muscle problem. Despite this, his performance was praised by the Amarelinha coach.
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"No, I couldn't speak to her afterwards, she asked to leave, so she certainly felt something muscular, that will be seen in a little while with our medical department, I hope she's fine. And that's it, it was a very good game for our team, she played a great game while she was on the field and Lorena also played very well", he said.
According to Sofascore, a sports statistics application, Lelê saved two of the US team's three successful shots in the match. In two spells at Corinthians, there were 183 games (181 as a starter), with 136 wins, 29 draws and 18 defeats - 79.6% success rate. In addition, there are 15 titles won between the Campeonato Brasileiro, Copa do Brasil, Conmebol Libertadores, Supercopa do Brasil and Campeonato Paulista.
Later, Arthur Elias addressed the possibility of the opening of next year's Women's World Cup not taking place at the Neo Química Arena. As reported by ge.globo, the City of São Paulo was looking for a partnership to build stands in the North and South sectors of the stadium. However, there was no agreement.
"No, there is no appeal and there is no preference for this either, it is a World Cup in our country", he commented.
Corinthians Feminino, it is worth remembering, will only return to action the week of July 17th, when they will face Ferroviária, at home, in the fourth round of the classification phase of the Campeonato Paulista Feminino.
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