Ana Vitória on Brazil return and national team opportunity | OneFootball

Ana Vitória is already familiar with the feeling of wearing the Amarelinha, but every new opportunity is considered special. A silver medalist at the 2024 Olympics, the midfielder was cut from the 2025 Copa América due to an injury. Back with the National Team for the first friendlies of this year, the athlete stated that she is happy to join the team.

“It's always a happy moment when we have the opportunity to be here with the Brazilian National Team. This is the dream of all of us since childhood. I was very sad when I was cut from the Copa América, but that's in the past. I'm here again and I'm very happy about it,” she said.

In January of this year, the midfielder was announced by Corinthians. She had already played for the club between 2017 and 2018, before going to play in European football. After seven seasons in the Old Continent, Ana Vitória is back in Brazil and couldn't contain her happiness when talking about it.

Ana Vitória during training with the Brazilian National Team in Costa RicaCredits: Lívia Villas Boas/Staff Images/CBF

“Being back in Brazil is something very special. I left very young, at 18 years old. It was a very good experience, it was an opportunity I needed to seize. But there came a time when I missed our country, our culture. We start playing football because we love it so much, and I think Brazilians have a special way of being happy playing football,” she stated.

The Brazilian National Team faces Costa Rica on Friday (27th), at 10 PM (Brasília time), at the Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium in Alajuela. Regarding the match, Ana Vitória highlighted that, despite the short time, the team is well prepared.

“The expectation is good. We've been training well. Even though it's a short training period, we had three days to prepare, and with the videos and explanations on the field, everything is becoming very clear.”

Ana Vitória during training with the Brazilian National Team in Costa RicaCredits: Lívia Villas Boas/Staff Images/CBF

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