Andressa Alves hails Majestoso win, urges Corinthians to improve | OneFootball

Scorer of one of the goals in Corinthians’ 3-2 win over São Paulo in the tenth round of the Brasileirão Feminino, Andressa Alves celebrated the result achieved at Fazendinha, but admitted she was bothered by the team’s drop in performance in the final stage of the derby.

After the match, the forward highlighted the importance of the win, but acknowledged that the team could have controlled the game better in the second half. “The win, yes, but not the second half. I think we could have controlled the game more. We let São Paulo come at us. We ended up suffering defensively there, Lelê also had a great match, and we managed to come away with the win.”

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Now in her second season wearing the black-and-white shirt, Andressa said she feels increasingly adapted to the club and celebrated her current moment at Corinthians.

“I’m happy. Last year was full of emotions, it was my first year and I was still adapting. In this second year I’m feeling more comfortable. It’s always very good to score wearing the Corinthians shirt, to play wearing the Corinthians shirt, and to represent the Fiel.”

The forward also commented on taking part in the campaign promoting the club’s new jersey and reinforced the unity between Timão’s men’s and women’s football. Andressa also revealed her expectation for the Brabas’ debut in the new kit.

“As I said in my post, we are one Corinthians. It doesn’t matter whether it’s women’s or men’s, Corinthians is one, the Fiel is one. It was really cool to take part. We still don’t have a date for the debut. Nike is about to send our gear, but I believe it will still be this month that everything will be ready for us to debut the new jersey, which is absolutely gorgeous, by the way.”

Speaking about the goal she scored against São Paulo, the No. 9 joked when commenting on the right-footed finish.

“I think there was a bit of luck today. On the first goal, Zanotti headed it, it hit me, it fell to Duda and the goal came. And the second was with my right foot there, but I think it was important to score. Ugly is not scoring.”

Despite the triumph, Andressa once again pointed to Corinthians’ difficulty in maintaining the pace throughout the 90 minutes.

“In the second half we have to control the game better. It’s not the first match this has happened. We have a very intense first half, score the goals, and in the second half we end up suffering, sending a lot of long balls and not finding the spaces.”

Andressa also compared the Brasileirão derby with the previous meeting between the teams in the Women’s Paulista Championship, played last Thursday.

“In Thursday’s match we also had a good first half, but we didn’t score the goals. Emily changed the team around a lot and that makes a big difference. When you’re playing with the same teammates next to you, like me, Zanotti and Jaque, we have chemistry.”

According to the forward, the internal talk before the derby was key to the team’s response.

“Emily talked to us. Today was a very important game to win. We won the Corinthians way. We have a lot to improve, it’s still not good enough yet, and we demand a lot from ourselves within the squad.”

A standout in derbies since arriving at Timão, Andressa spoke about the preparation to face their São Paulo rival.

“A derby is always important. As a fan, I already followed the men’s derbies, so we know we have to come in very focused, with a lot of grit and dedication both offensively and defensively. I prepare myself to give 100% until I can’t run anymore.”

With the win, Corinthians opened up an advantage at the top of the Brasileirão Feminino table. For Andressa, the secret to staying there lies in the team’s collective improvement throughout the competition.

“It’s about continuing to work, improving our possession, especially in the second half, where we’ve been very inconsistent. Treat every match like a derby. Every match is important for us, keep picking up points and putting in good performances to stay top of the table.”

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