Ariel Godoi targets vital finale as Corinthians chase Paulista semi-final spot | OneFootball

Corinthians completed their final session on Tuesday before facing Taubaté in the seventh and last round of the Paulista Feminino first phase, with forward Ariel Godoi stressing the stakes.

"It is a very important game and we know how vital a win is, to qualify and also because there is a very important match at the weekend, for the team to go well into the next game," said Godoi, the team’s joint leading scorer with Jhonson. She told Corinthians TV.

The Brabas sit fourth and, besides winning, need Palmeiras to lose against Red Bull Bragantino and São Paulo to slip versus Ferroviária to clinch direct passage to the semi-finals.

Otherwise, a finish of third or lower would send Timão into the play-in, the pre-semi-finals stage contested by third to sixth.

At the weekend, Corinthians begin their push with the first leg of the Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino quarter-finals at Cruzeiro, with venue and kick-off still to be confirmed.

The decisive run comes amid tension with the board. On Tuesday, players met at Parque São Jorge to demand overdue image-rights payments for June and July, after the club settled part of the men’s squad arrears on Monday.

Even so, the Brabas are targeting progress on both fronts, pursuing a fifth state crown and an eighth national title.

Source: Meu Timao

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