Parents share pride as Palmeiras players shine in the women’s Copinha | OneFootball

With the first round of the Women's Copinha underway, the parents of Palmeiras players are watching, at CERET in São Paulo, the debut of Verdão in the competition, in a match against UDA-AL. The match is being broadcast by TV Gazeta and on the Gazeta Esportiva website.

Antônio, father of Ana Júlia, a midfielder for Palmeiras, stated that he is very happy with his daughter's performance. He said he is confident and wishes for a good performance in the athlete's last under-20 competition.

“Palmeiras has been preparing for over a year in the under-20. I believe it will be a positive year and we will at least reach the semifinals. It is an immense pride to see my daughter playing once again for Palmeiras. I have been following her since she was 12 years old. Now that it is her last participation in an under-20 competition, we are very confident and have a very positive hope,” said Antônio, father of midfielder Ana Júlia.

Speak, mother of Nenê!

Janaína, mother of midfielder Nenê, also shared her expectations for the Women's Copinha. She said she hopes for the Palmeiras title and commented on her daughter's journey.

“(I hope) they win. This is the first year my daughter plays for Palmeiras. She has already played for Corinthians and now she is here. I feel very proud because she has been playing since she was five years old. She always liked the ball, because my husband also plays — he spent seven years in Corinthians futsal,” she revealed.

Palmeiras Group

The draw for the group stage of the women's Copinha was held in October this year. Palmeiras is in Group D – Araucária and will face Grêmio (RS), União Desportiva (AL), and Botafogo (RJ).

In the first phase of the Copinha, the four clubs in each group face each other in a single round. The first place of each group, in addition to the three best third-placed teams, advance to the quarterfinals.

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