Corinthians quartet joins Brazil squad for friendlies v Argentina | OneFootball

Corinthians will have four representatives in the Brazil National Team during the current FIFA international window. Thaís Ferreira, Duda Sampaio, Jaqueline, and Jhonson reported this Sunday (4) in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, and will begin preparations this Monday (5) for the two friendlies against Argentina.

The four players joined Arthur Elias’s squad one day after the Brazilian Women’s Championship final. Last Saturday (3), the Brabas drew 1-1 with São Paulo at Morumbis and finished as runners-up after a 2-1 defeat in the first leg of the final.

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Now, the Corinthians players temporarily shift their focus to the national team. Brazil will have two matches against Argentina, first in Porto Alegre and then in Pernambuco.

Brazil will have six training sessions during the FIFA window

The Brazilian coaching staff’s schedule includes six sessions before and between the two friendlies. Five will take place in Rio Grande do Sul, and the last one will be held in Pernambuco.

The first training session is scheduled for this Monday (5), behind closed doors. The national team will continue training daily until Friday (9), when they will wrap up preparations for the first meeting with Argentina.

Brazil and Argentina will face off on Saturday (10), at 4:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre. After the match, the Brazilian delegation will fly to Recife on Sunday (11). The squad will also hold a training session on Monday (12) before the second friendly.

The two teams will meet again on Tuesday (13), at 8:30 p.m., at Arena Pernambuco, in São Lourenço da Mata, in the Greater Recife area.

Called-up players will miss part of Libertadores preparations

Their national team duties mean Thaís Ferreira, Duda Sampaio, Jaqueline, and Jhonson will miss part of Corinthians’ preparations for the Women’s Libertadores.

After the end of the Brasileirão, the squad led by Emily Lima was given a few days off and is scheduled to return on Wednesday (7) at CT Dr. Joaquim Grava. The four called-up players, however, will remain with the Brazil National Team until the second friendly against Argentina.

The schedule leaves little margin for their return. The second FIFA window match will be played on the night of October 13, while Corinthians’ Libertadores debut takes place two days later, on October 15, against Colo-Colo, in Quito, Ecuador.

Given this situation, Corinthians, Palmeiras, and Cruzeiro—the Brazilian clubs that will compete in the continental tournament and have called-up players—are working together to reduce the players’ travel time.

According to reporting by Meu Timão, the three clubs are trying to arrange a charter flight to take the players directly from Recife to Quito after the national team’s second friendly. The initial expectation is for them to arrive in Ecuador before lunchtime on the 14th, the day before their Libertadores debuts.

Gisela Robledo will also be with her national team

In addition to the four Brazilian players, Corinthians will have another player involved in this FIFA window. Gisela Robledo has been called up by the Colombia National Team and will also have matches on October 10 and 13.

The short gap between Colombia’s last match and the Brabas’ Libertadores debut creates uncertainty over the forward’s availability against Colo-Colo. The interval between the two commitments will be only two days.

The Women’s Libertadores group stage will be played in Ecuador. Each team will play three matches at this stage, with the top two teams in each group qualifying for the quarterfinals.

Brazil enters the final stretch of preparation ahead of 2027

The current international window will be Brazil’s second-to-last in 2026. Another FIFA window is scheduled for late November and early December, closing out the team’s commitments for the year.

From then on, attention will increasingly turn to 2027, when Brazil will host the Women’s World Cup for the first time.

Neo Química Arena, Corinthians’ home stadium, will be among the venues used for the tournament and will also host a Brazil National Team match during the competition.

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