Vic Albuquerque unhappy with display, wants Corinthians response | OneFootball

Corinthians ended the first phase of the Brazilian Women’s Championship with a defeat. On Saturday night (22), the Brabas hosted Internacional at Fazendinha and lost 3-1 in the 17th round of the competition.

Responsible for Corinthians’ only goal in the match, Vic Albuquerque did not hide her frustration with the result. The forward admitted that the team had enough chances to achieve a different outcome and said the attacking performance needs to improve before the knockout stages begin.

Photo: ©Rodrigo Gazzanel Ag. Corinthians

The No. 17 shirt also highlighted that the squad knew how important it was to beat Internacional to finish the first phase on top. For the player, the setback should serve as a lesson for the decisive clashes still to come.

“I don’t even know how the table ended up, but it was a very important game. We talked about this game all week, about the importance of finishing in first place. And I take full responsibility for not getting that result, because we had countless chances to come away with the win. And we wasted so many chances. So we have to demand much more from ourselves, train more, especially finishing, one-on-ones with the goalkeeper, headers, everything. I think we played a terrible game, but the final result is what matters. So we really have to leave upset, we have to leave frustrated, and we have to evaluate this game very carefully so we can learn from it and not make the same mistakes in the knockout stage,” she said in an interview with ge.tv.

Vic started the match among the substitutes and came on at halftime. The forward replaced Dayana Rodríguez and gave the team a stronger attacking presence, but the change was not enough to alter the course of the game.

Corinthians went into the second half trailing 2-0 and still conceded a third goal during the final period. The response only came in the closing minutes, when Vic Albuquerque converted a penalty in the 44th minute to cut the deficit.

Even with the negative result, Corinthians finished the qualifying stage in second place with 38 points. The top spot went to São Paulo, who ended ahead of the Brabas in the standings.

With the second-best campaign, Timão will face Cruzeiro in the quarterfinals. The tie will be played over two matches, scheduled for the weekends of August 30 and September 6.

Because they had a better campaign than Cruzeiro, Corinthians will have the right to decide the spot at home. The second match is expected to take place at Fazendinha.

Before beginning specific preparations for the Brasileirão knockout stage, however, the Brabas still have one more commitment ahead. Emily Lima’s team returns to the field next Wednesday (26), at 6:30 p.m., to host Taubaté at Fazendinha in the final round of the competition’s group stage.

Corinthians need to win and will still depend on a combination of results to advance to the next stage of the tournament.

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