Corinthians train before Cruzeiro decider in Women's Brasileirão | OneFootball

On Saturday morning (5), Corinthians’ women’s team held its penultimate training session before its next commitment in the 2026 season. The activity took place at the very venue where the match will be played — Estádio do Canindé. This Monday (7), Brazil’s Independence Day holiday, at 5 p.m. (Brasília time), Alvinegro will host Cruzeiro in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Brazilian Women’s Championship.

The Brabas squad began the training day with a warm-up on the pitch. Afterwards, head coach Emily Lima led a tactical session focused on offensive organization. Set pieces were also worked on. The Parque São Jorge club will hold one more training session on Sunday morning (6), at CT Dr. Joaquim Grava, to wrap up preparations for the decisive match.

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It is worth remembering that, in the first match, the Brabas won 1-0, with a goal by midfielder Vic Albuquerque in the final moments of the game at Arena Independência. Throughout the history of women’s football, Corinthians and Cruzeiro have faced each other 15 times, with 11 wins for Timão, two draws, and two losses — 35 goals scored and 21 conceded.

In addition, the Parque São Jorge club is trying to maintain its perfect record against the opponent in knockout clashes and in the quarterfinals of the Brazilian Women’s Championship. If it advances to the semifinals, it will face Bahia, which eliminated Palmeiras on penalties at Arena Barueri after two 1-1 draws.

The Brabas are the country’s most successful champions with seven titles — 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. This season, Corinthians also still has the Campeonato Paulista to play. In the play-in round, the stage preceding the state championship semifinals, Alvinegro will face Red Bull Bragantino. The dates and times for the two matches have not yet been set by the São Paulo Football Federation (FPF).

The Women’s Libertadores, meanwhile, will take place between October 15 and 31 in Quito, Ecuador. Corinthians are the tournament’s most successful club with six titles — 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The group stage draw will take place next September 14, as announced by Conmebol last Friday (4).

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