Clarinha hails brace v Portugal and Brazil’s good FIFA window | OneFootball

The Women’s Under-20 National Team defeated Portugal 3-1 this Tuesday. The friendly match ended a run of three games played in Aveiro, Portugal. Clarinha, a Benfica midfielder, scored two goals in today’s win. The player assessed Brazil’s performance and celebrated the achievement.

“Obviously, I was happy with the two goals. We approached this game very much as if it were a final, and I think we showed on the field our desire to win, to go on the attack, and to be a very united team, which is our focus for the World Cup,” she said.

Brazil comes away from this FIFA window with a positive balance. In its first match, on June 3, the team coached by Camilla Orlando was beaten 4-1 by Finland U-23. Then it defeated South Korea 3-0 on June 6 and, this Tuesday, overcame Portugal 3-1.

These matches are part of the Canarinha’s preparation for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, which will be played in September this year in Poland.

Women’s Under-20 National Team beat Portugal in a World Cup warm-up friendlyCredits: Luciana Vermell/CBF

Clarinha reflected on this preparation period and highlighted that the National Team showed major improvement during these 10 days of camp.

“It was good preparation for us, regardless of the first game, which wasn’t very good for us. We kept improving and studying each stage of this call-up, each team we faced. Today’s victory was the result of our work,” she concluded.

Clarinha now travels to Brazil, where she will take part in a training period with the Senior Women’s National Team from June 15 to 20 in Itu, São Paulo.

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