Corinthians forward seals Colombia win in Women’s Nations League | OneFootball

Corinthians had key representatives during the women’s FIFA international break. Last Friday (10), forward Gisela Robledo came off the bench to score the goal that secured Colombia’s 2-1 win over Venezuela in the Conmebol Women’s Nations League.

The match was played at Estádio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali. Venezuela opened the scoring, while Colombia responded throughout the match and completed the comeback in the final stage.

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Robledo started the match on the bench and came on in the 64th minute of the second half. Then, in the 80th minute, she took advantage of a mistake by the opposing defense to break into the box and finish accurately, scoring Colombia’s second goal and securing the positive result.

On the Venezuelan side, Corinthians was also represented. Midfielder Dayana Rodríguez started the match and remained on the field for 75 minutes before being substituted in the final stage.

Besides the duo, another club player was in action in the round. Forward Belén Aquino started in Uruguay’s 2-1 loss to Peru and was substituted in the second half.

With the result, Colombia reached ten points and sits in second place in the competition, inside the direct qualification zone for the 2027 World Cup. Venezuela is in third place, while Uruguay remains in the lower part of the table. The national teams return to action next Tuesday (14). Colombia faces Chile, Venezuela takes on Argentina, and Uruguay visits Bolivia.

During the FIFA international break, Corinthians also has other players called up. Lelê, Thaís Ferreira, Gi Fernandes, Ana Vitória, and Duda Sampaio are with the Brazilian National Team, which takes the field this Saturday at 10:30 p.m. (Brasília time) against South Korea at Arena Pantanal.

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