Corinthians join Palmeiras, Cruzeiro to get call-ups to Libertadores | OneFootball

Corinthians, Palmeiras, and Cruzeiro are putting together a joint operation to facilitate the arrival of players called up by the Brazilian National Team in Quito, Ecuador, before the start of the Women’s Libertadores. The three clubs’ intention is to charter an aircraft exclusively to transport the players after the national team’s second friendly against Argentina.

According to information released by Meu Timão, the expectation is that negotiations to rent the plane will be finalized by this Friday. The costs of the operation will be shared among the three teams, which have players involved in the national team’s commitments and, later, in the continental competition.

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The aircraft is expected to depart from Recife for Quito right after the Brazil vs. Argentina match, scheduled for the night of October 13 at Arena Pernambuco. The players are expected to arrive in Ecuador on October 14, before lunchtime, reducing travel and rest time before their Libertadores debut.

In Corinthians’ case, the players who were not called up to the national team will travel to Quito during the early hours of October 13. The coaching staff led by Emily Lima will also make the same trip, while the called-up players will have different logistics due to their commitments with Brazil.

Corinthians women’s football director Iris Sesso explained that the club has been handling the logistics directly with the other teams involved and also with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), precisely to lessen the impact of the sequence of matches and travel.

“They (the players) will go directly to Ecuador. I’m already trying to coordinate and align things with the other teams that have players going to the Libertadores as well. We’re also coordinating with the CBF so that we can minimize the physical toll on these players as much as possible and so that they can get to Quito as soon as possible,” said Iris Sesso, Corinthians women’s football director, to Meu Timão.

Brazil will face Argentina in two matches during the October FIFA international window. The first friendly is scheduled for October 10, while the second will take place on October 13 at 8:30 p.m. at Arena Pernambuco in Recife.

The short gap between the international commitment and the Libertadores debut creates additional concern regarding logistics. Corinthians will take the field in the continental competition on October 15 at 5 p.m. (Brasília time) against Colo-Colo of Chile. There will be only 44 hours and 30 minutes between the end of the friendly and the start of the São Paulo club’s match.

Four Corinthians players were called up to represent Brazil during this FIFA window: center-back Thaís Ferreira, midfielder Duda Sampaio, and forwards Jaqueline and Jhonson.

Palmeiras will also have three representatives in the national team: full-back Raissa Bahia and forwards Bia Zaneratto and Tainá Maranhão. For Cruzeiro, forward Marília completes the list of called-up players who will take part in the joint transport operation to Ecuador.

Before thinking about logistics for the Libertadores, however, Corinthians still have a national final ahead of them. As Brabas will face São Paulo this Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at Morumbis in the second leg of the Brazilian Women’s Championship final.

The black-and-white team needs to overturn the advantage built by their rival in the first match. In the first leg, played at Neo Química Arena, São Paulo won 2-1.

As a result, Corinthians face a run that includes the Brasileirão title decider, their players’ commitments with the Brazilian National Team, and, just a few days later, their Women’s Libertadores debut.

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