Corinthians boss praises staff after Women's Libertadores rout

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·12 de outubro de 2025

Corinthians boss praises staff after Women's Libertadores rout

By Daniel Keppler / Central do Timão Editorial Team

On the afternoon of this Saturday, the 11th, Corinthians returned to the field for the Women's Copa Libertadores. In a match held at Estádio Nuevo Francisco Urbano, in Morón, Argentina, the Brabas faced Boca Juniors-ARG in the quarterfinals of the continental tournament and won convincingly by 4-0. The goals were scored by Gabi Zanotti (three) and Johnson.

After the rout, coach Lucas Piccinato spoke to the press in a collective interview, where he analyzed his team's performance: “Happy for the qualification and the result, but mainly for a very good performance that came along with the result. In the last match, I felt the performance was great, but we hadn’t scored the goals. Today, in 15 minutes, we scored the goals we needed to calm the match and start playing, putting the opponent in a position where they had to chase, which gives us more chances.”

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He emphasized the importance of the Brabas' attack being efficient against the Argentinians. “I’m very happy that we started the game very well and efficiently. Even so, we could have scored more goals given the chances we created. Finishing continues to be a topic we will keep insisting on, because in a knockout game, one opportunity can make the difference. We’ll rest a bit, because a tough opponent awaits us in the semifinal.” he said.

Piccinato pointed out Corinthians' set pieces as a strong point of the team: “Set pieces have always been a very special point for us, as they always have been at Corinthians. This year, they have been crucial for deciding matches, like in the knockout game against São Paulo in the Brasileirão, and in the goal we scored against Cruzeiro.”

According to the alvinegro coach, the work of assistant Breno Basso is essential for the success of this type of play at Corinthians. “(He) Has been doing a great job to always get the best out of our team, which has good set-piece takers and good headers, and of course, to minimize the opponent’s chances. Even so, we hadn’t been doing well in the defensive phase of set pieces. We almost conceded a goal in the last game and lost the Copa do Brasil (against São Paulo) on the second goal, which was from a set piece. But this is a very recurring topic because it decides championships.” he pondered.

Finally, Lucas projected the Brabas’ path in the tournament, valuing the psychological work developed to keep the focus on the continental title: “We are very focused on this Libertadores, on pursuing what we aim for. I think everyone came in with a very good mentality to fight in this ‘war’ that today’s game would be. There is a lot of merit in this group and in the mental work done by Djara Fortes and the team. Therefore, I’m very happy with the result.”

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