Historic: Las Murciélagas beat Brazil, Sosa stunner wins Copa América | OneFootball

The Argentina Women’s Blind Football Team, “Las Murciélagas” (“The She-Bats”), beat Brazil 1-0 in São Paulo and won the first-ever Women’s Copa América. Gracia Sosa was the Albiceleste’s hero, scoring a brilliant Maradona-esque solo goal full of dazzling dribbles. The team finished without conceding a goal and with four wins from four matches played.

The title in São Paulo secures their qualification for the next World Cup and adds another trophy to go with their two world titles.

On their way to the title, Las Murciélagas delivered an outstanding performance. In the group stage they beat Mexico 3-0 with goals from Gracia Sosa, Yohana Aguilar, and Agustina Medina Páez; Canada 3-0 (Gracia Sosa x2 and Florencia Rodas); and Brazil 1-0 (Yohana Aguilar).

Finally, in the final, played at midday today, they once again defeated the host team by the narrowest of margins, this time with a goal from their top scorer, Gracia Sosa.

The championship-winning squad was made up of goalkeepers Micaela Segovia and Ludmila Bianchi, along with outfield players: Florencia Rodas, Elena Quinteros, Yohana Aguilar, Micaela Ortíz, Gracia Sosa, Florencia Massenzana, Agustina Medina Páez, and Guillermina Corrales.

Meanwhile, the coaching staff was led by Gonzalo Abbas Hachaché, accompanied by Santiago Jugo as guide, Sofía Sosa in physical preparation, Julieta Martín as assistant coach, and Luz Morales providing psychological support.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.