Erika on Corinthians’ focus ahead of crucial Women’s Libertadores clash | OneFootball

On the night of this Wednesday, the 8th, Corinthians take the field for a decisive match in the Women's Libertadores. After thrashing Always Ready 11-0, the Brabas face Independiente Santa Fe-COL, needing only a draw to secure first place in the group.

One of the most experienced voices on the squad, defender Erika spoke in an interview with Corinthians TV about Timão’s focus on leaving the field with a win, using the first-round match as a lesson for the team to stay alert.

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“First of all, when we talk about Libertadores, we have to understand—and maybe us older players need to pass on the experience—that it’s do-or-die, sometimes there isn’t even a knockout stage, it’s do-or-die, we have to finish the game when we have the chance, and maybe we forgot that in the first match, maybe it crossed our minds that at any moment Corinthians would score and score and score, because we had those opportunities, but we need to finish, that’s what happened, so today we’re trying to qualify with a match that’s going to be extremely difficult”, the defender began.

Besides the football played, Libertadores also brings other characteristics typical of South American football. Because of this, preparation and focus need to be different for the competition.

“And we know that Libertadores is like this, with refereeing, with diving, with girls wanting to foul all the time to stop the play. And Corinthians doesn’t play that way, so when we have a chance, we have to finish, two chances, we have to finish. But I believe that for this next match, we’re really focused on that, already knowing what Libertadores is like, dealing with all the difficulties, because we’ve been working on that too”, she added.

The ball rolls on the night of this Wednesday, the 8th, starting at 8 p.m. (Brasília time). If they advance, Corinthians will wait for the end of the round to find out their opponent in the knockout stage.

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