Corinthians striker opens up on journey, expects tough league duel | OneFootball

At the start of the evening this Monday (3), Corinthians visited Flamengo at Estádio Luso-Brasileiro, in Rio de Janeiro, in a match valid for the 14th round of the 2026 Brazilian Women’s Championship, and won 1-0. The Brabas’ goal was scored by forward Jhonson. With the result, Timão reached 34 points and returned to the top of the Brasileirão standings, overtaking rivals Palmeiras and São Paulo.

After the final whistle, still on the pitch, forward Rhaizza, who came on in the second half, gave an interview to the broadcast holders and spoke about the feeling of playing in the presence of her family, who attended the match against the Rio team. The player also spoke about how difficult the match was and about her pursuit of her first goal wearing the Timão shirt.

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“It’s always good to have family present at the games, especially being in Rio, where they can come watch the matches and support us; no matter what, they’re always there, they do everything they can to stay close to me, following along, even when it’s an away game, they follow that too,” the forward began to GETV.

“And speaking about today’s game, we knew it was going to be a difficult match, but we were already very prepared for that. We trained all week knowing how difficult it would be, but we really believe in the squad we have. I believe we played a good game; unfortunately there was a very unfair sending-off, but that’s part of the game too, the referee is the one who makes the decision there. I really want to help the team, the goal hasn’t come yet, but I believe it will come at the right time, when we need it most, I’ll be there doing my role, which is scoring goals,” she continued.

Next, Rhaizza again spoke about the importance of her family and recalled the difficult journey she had before managing to reach the top level of Brazilian women’s football. The forward praised the opportunity to wear the Timão shirt and play alongside important players, such as attacking midfielder Gabi Zanotti.

“As I always say, getting here was very difficult, really very difficult. I had to go through many hard situations, but I always believed that the best was yet to come, so I really believe in the plans God has for me. And my mother, my mother and my uncle too, I never had my father’s presence, but my mother and my uncle, ever since I started, have always been very present in my life, in my success, in everything they could do for me, they did,” she said.

“Now, thank God, I’m able to give back for what they did for me, which is my main goal, to be able to help my family and take them to the top, just as I got here, because ever since I arrived here it has been a dream come true. To be honest, I didn’t expect Corinthians to sign me, but I was very happy to be able to play alongside these girls, national team players, Gabi Zanotti, who was Queen of America, so for me it’s an honor, it’s very rewarding to be part of this team,” she concluded.

After facing Flamengo away from home in the Brazilian Women’s Championship, Corinthians now turns its focus back to the Paulista Women’s Championship. Next Sunday (9), at 4 p.m. (Brasília time), Alvinegro faces Santos away from home in the sixth round of the first phase of the state competition. At the moment, the Brabas sit in fourth place with seven points — two wins, one draw and two losses — with 10 goals scored and five conceded.

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