Senior women's national team holds first session in São Paulo | OneFootball

The Senior Women’s National Team held its first training session this Tuesday afternoon (2) at CT Joaquim Grava, in São Paulo, ahead of the friendlies against the United States on the 6th and 9th.

There will be four sessions in total. The ones on Wednesday (3) and Thursday (4) are scheduled for 3 p.m. at CT Joaquim Grava, and the last one, on Friday (5), for 6:30 p.m. at Neo Química Arena. After the match on Saturday (6) at 6:30 p.m. in São Paulo, the squad will travel to Fortaleza for the second game on Tuesday (9) at 9:30 p.m.

Day’s activities

In the morning, the last three players joined the team at the hotel where the delegation is staying: Tarciane, Kerolin, and Ary Borges. In addition to medical assessments, they had a meeting with the full squad and coaching staff.

At the training center, at 3:30 p.m., the group began with a 15-minute warm-up on a reduced-size field, an activity attended by the press. In a press conference after training, head coach Arthur Elias noted that, besides this one, they will have only four more FIFA windows before next year’s World Cup in Brazil.

“This is a very good opportunity to prepare for the World Cup. Difficult matchups help us grow,” he said when asked about the history between the two teams.

“I hope to come away from this FIFA window with good news, both in terms of the atmosphere, with strong fan support, and the match result, with the players in a group closer to what we want for the World Cup,” the coach concluded.

Seven girls between the ages of 11 and 13 from the social project “In Search of a Star” also watched the training session. At the end, the players and Arthur Elias spoke with the young athletes.

Marta’s return to the National Team

Arthur Elias also spoke about Marta’s importance, both as an inspiration to her national team teammates and for her game-changing ability. The player was at training but did not take the field.

Arthur explained that the player underwent exams and tests due to discomfort in the back of her left thigh, the same area where she suffered an injury while playing for her club a few weeks ago.

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