Gabi Zanotti on Women’s Brasileirão final: “Wide open” | OneFootball

Corinthians will face São Paulo next Saturday, the 3rd, at 4:30 p.m. (Brasília time), at Morumbis, in the decisive match of the Brazilian Women’s Championship. In the first game, the Soberanas beat the Brabas 2-1 at Neo Química Arena. As a result, the Timão players will need to win away from home by two goals to secure the eighth title in the club’s history.

On the other hand, the Brabas are chasing their first Brazilian Women’s Championship title. One of the team’s key players, Gabi Zanotti, acknowledged the poor performance last Saturday at Neo Química Arena, but believes it is possible to turn the situation around away from home.

“Obviously, we wanted to get the result at home, but now is no longer the time to dwell on it. I’m very calm, and we’re fully aware that we played far below our level, both on the ball and off it, especially defensively. We have a few days to keep making adjustments and studying the opponent, analyzing where we fell short in this match and the opponent’s vulnerable points. We are fully capable of playing a great match at Morumbis and overturning the score. The tie is completely open — one goal and it’s level. We need to keep the same approach we’ve had in the last knockout matches, which was our best moment in the Brasileirão: more aggression, better defensive recovery, and better decision-making in the final third,” said Gabi Zanotti.

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“Of course, all the off-field factors end up affecting us. We try to minimize it as much as possible, not bring it onto the field, not let it affect our performance, but we know that internally it ends up creating stress and mental strain. We are aware that we fluctuated a lot throughout the championship, but, as I said, when the decisive stage arrived, Corinthians showed its strength and its ability to deliver in key moments. I always try to hold on to the fans; we try to give back as much as possible for the support we get from them, for chanting and backing us for the full 90 minutes. They’re the only fans who do that. That’s what we’ve tried to hold on to up to now. We are fully capable of going there on Saturday, putting in a great performance, and making history once again,” the player said.

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