Paola Garcia’s spell without playing for Corinthians Women grows | OneFootball

Corinthians’ 4-0 rout of Vitória last Sunday (26), in the 13th round of the Brazilian Women’s Championship, marked yet another match without any minutes for defensive midfielder Paola Garcia. Included in the squad for the clash at Canindé, the Colombian stayed on the bench for the full 90 minutes and reached her seventh straight game without seeing the field.

The midfielder’s last appearance came on May 14, in the 6-0 win over Red Bull Bragantino, in the second round of the Paulista Championship. On that occasion, Paola came on in the second half, replacing Gi Fernandes.

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Since then, the player was among the coaching staff’s options in matches against Santos, Palmeiras and Ferroviária, across the Paulista Championship and the Copa do Brasil, but was not used. In other fixtures, she was left out of the squad, such as against Cruzeiro, and was also removed from the bench for the match against Mixto.

Signed for the 2026 season, Paola Garcia joined Corinthians after standing out in the 2025 Women’s Copa Libertadores. The defensive midfielder was one of the reinforcements requested by then-head coach Lucas Piccinato, who used her only once before leaving the team, in the Brazilian Championship opener against Atlético-MG.

With Emily Lima’s arrival, the Colombian lost ground in the battle for a spot in midfield. Of the 19 matches under the current coach, she featured in seven, with six of those appearances coming in the first ten games of the new coaching staff.

Over the course of the season, Paola has totaled seven matches played, in addition to seven others in which she remained on the bench and five in which she was not even included in the squad.

At the moment, Emily Lima has several options for the position. Besides Paola Garcia, the squad includes names such as Duda Sampaio, Ana Vitória, Gabi Zanotti, Andressa Alves, Vic Albuquerque, Day Rodríguez, Juliana Passari and Letícia Monteiro, who are competing for space in the Brabas’ midfield.

Corinthians return to action this Wednesday (29) at 7 p.m. (Brasília time), when they face Palmeiras at Arena Barueri in the fifth round of the Women’s Paulista Championship. The match could represent a new opportunity for the defensive midfielder to be used again by the coaching staff.

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