Corinthians keeper: "I did my job well" after Libertadores shootout | OneFootball

On the night of Wednesday, the 15th, Corinthians returned to the field for the Women's Copa Libertadores. In a match held at Estadio Florencio Sola, in Banfield, Argentina, the Brabas faced Ferroviária in the semifinal of the competition and, after taking the lead in the first half with Mariza, conceded the equalizer in the second half. In the penalty shootout, Nicole saved Ferroviária's last kick, securing the black-and-white victory by 6 x 5.

After the match, the goalkeeper spoke to the press, celebrating the result against a very familiar opponent for Corinthians: “Yes, I think today was a great match. We've faced Ferroviária several times in Brazil, so we know the quality of Ferroviária, it's always a very tough, very difficult game, a very gritty team that fights until the end, as we saw.”

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Nicole also spoke about her performance in the penalties. “I was happy in the penalties, as I said before, we have to be prepared, we get to these moments. We are hardly ever called upon during the championship, but we have to be ready to be decisive at these moments. And I think I went there and did my job well,” she said.

Finally, she also commented on the weight of being the favorites in this type of match: “Yes, I think that because we are defending the title, because we are always there in the finals, there is this extra pressure, it always ends up being on us to win. I even commented with the girls, even though the head-to-head record is very favorable to Corinthians, if we watch the games, they were extremely tough matches. Maybe the final result doesn't show how difficult the game was, and today was another one of those, where we came out with the win, but it was an extremely tough, extremely difficult game.”

Now, the Brabas will play for the continental title this Saturday, the 18th. The match, which will take place at the same venue as Wednesday's game, will be against Deportivo Cali-COL, who beat Colo-Colo-CHI in the other semifinal, also on penalties, after a goalless draw in regular time.

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