Two Corinthians players feature in Brazil U-20 friendly loss to Finland | OneFootball

The Brazil Women’s Under-20 National Team was beaten 4-1 by Finland’s Under-23 side on Wednesday afternoon (3) in a friendly played at Dr. Carlos Osório Stadium in Oliveira de Azeméis, in the Aveiro District of Portugal. Corinthians had two representatives on the field: goalkeeper Ana Morganti and forward Dulce Maria.

A starter for the team coached by Camilla Orlando, Ana Morganti was in the starting eleven and played throughout the match. Dulce Maria, meanwhile, started on the bench and came on in the second half, replacing Juju Harris.

Brazil lined up with Ana Morganti; Thay, Bianca, Ana Elisa and Clarinha; Nogueira, Dudinha, Adrielly and Bela Puccinelli; Juju Harris and Tainá. Over the course of the match, Camilla Orlando made changes, including bringing on Dulce Maria, Gio Canali, Carioca, Allyne, Duda and Aninha.

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The Finnish team built its lead in the first half. Anna-Stina Simonen opened the scoring, followed by Sofia Maatta and Elli Makipelkola, who extended the advantage before the opening 30 minutes were up.

After the break, Brazil managed to cut the deficit through Gio Canali, but Finland found the net again in the closing stages and wrapped up a 4-1 win.

The friendly is part of Brazil’s preparations for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, scheduled to take place in Poland from September 5 to 27.

The Brazilian side still has two more matches during its training period in Portugal. The next challenge will be against South Korea on Saturday (6) at 11 a.m. (Brasília time). After that, Brazil will close out the series of friendlies against Portugal on Tuesday (9) at 5 p.m. (Brasília time), once again in the Aveiro District.

The U-20 World Cup will bring together some of the top prospects in international women’s football. Brazil’s best campaign in the competition came in the 2006 and 2022 editions, when the team finished in third place.

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