With the Brazilian women’s team preparing to face Canada in a friendly in Vila Belmiro on Friday (11) at 3:15 p.m., Pia has already laid out her strategy to cancel out the main points of her rivals. And Antonia, at a press conference, revealed part of it.

This afternoon (9), the players went to the field of CT Rei Pelé and carried out the penultimate training. Pia tweaked the repeated plays and reinforced the teams’ demands, where he thinks he has space to attack the Canadians.

“We train and we train at our opponent’s base. Canada is a team that closes a lot. So we think the space will be outside. So the flanks will be important for us to be able to attack and also support ours attack,” Antonia said.

Versatile, Antonia now considers herself more of a full-back than a defender. However, Pia has the ability to use it in both functions. For the athlete, this is one of the factors that sets her apart.

“I believe that versatility is very important for the athlete. Thinking about short strokes, about competitions where you can’t take a lot of athletes. Versatility helps a lot. Pia always talks about it with us, and that reminds me. helped a lot. I hadn’t thought of it. In this possibility of being a full-back, but with the arrival in Selection, this exchange. Today, I see myself more as a full-back than a defender, but the possibility exists and it’s very good for the athlete,” he explains.

Tickets for the match between Brazil and Canada are now available virtually. On the day of the match, there will be tickets at the Vila Belmiro ticket office. The whole thing is R$20, while half of it is R$10.