Corinthians midfielder assesses win over Grêmio in Women's Brasileirão | OneFootball

By Fabio Luigi / Central do Timão Newsroom

Late this Friday afternoon (1), Corinthians traveled to Passo D’Areia Stadium to face Grêmio in the ninth round of the first stage of the 2026 Brazilian Women’s Championship and beat their opponent 2-0. Thaís Ferreira and Ivana Fuso scored the goals for the Brabas in the first and second halves, respectively.

The win saw the Corinthians side extend its lead at the top of the national competition with 22 points — seven wins, one draw, and one loss — with 23 goals scored and eight conceded. Right after the final whistle, midfielder Andressa Alves, who was on the pitch for the full 90 minutes, gave an interview to SporTV and analyzed the victory, celebrating Emily Lima’s start in charge of the team.

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“It was very difficult to play today with the rain, but I think we showed a lot of grit and, with the chances we had, we did what was most important, which was to win today so we can keep moving along our path, improving game by game, and this one was very important. Certainly not, there’s always room to improve.”

“Emily (Lima) demands a lot from us. We’ve been improving day after day. She’s an excellent coach. She really keeps us on our toes so we’re always at our best. And we’re happy to be winning and achieving not only victories, but also playing well. And when we can’t play that well because of the pitch, we keep winning anyway,” she said.

The Brabas’ number 8 is the team’s top provider in the 2026 season, with eight assists. A Corinthians fan at heart and signed at the start of 2025, Andressa Alves has racked up nine goals and 18 assists in 53 matches wearing the Corinthians shirt (42 as a starter), with 33 wins, 14 draws, and six losses — a 71.06% success rate. She was part of last year’s Brasileirão and Libertadores title-winning campaigns.

The club from Parque São Jorge secured its sixth straight win in the national competition: América-MG (H – 4-0), Botafogo (A – 3-1), Red Bull Bragantino (H – 5-1), Juventude (A – 1-0), Ferroviária (H – 3-1), and Grêmio (A – 2-0). Timão will now return to the pitch next Thursday (7), at 9:30 p.m. Brasília time, at Alfredo Schürig Stadium, Fazendinha, for its debut in the first stage of the 2026 Women’s Paulista Championship.

Four days later, the teams will face each other again on the 11th, this time for the tenth round of the first stage of the Brazilian Women’s Championship, at the same time and venue as the state championship match.

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