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Women's senior side hold first training session in São Paulo

The Senior Women’s National Team’s first training session ahead of the friendlies against the United States on the 6th and 9th took place on Tuesday afternoon (2) at CT Joaquim Grava in São Paulo.

There will be four sessions in total. The ones on Wednesday (3) and Thursday (4) will take place at 3 p.m. at CT Joaquim Grava, and the last one, on Friday (5), at 6:30 p.m. at Neo Química Arena. After the match on Saturday (6) at 6:30 p.m. in São Paulo, the squad will travel to Fortaleza for the second game on Tuesday (9) at 9:30 p.m.

In the morning, the last three players joined the team at the hotel where the delegation is staying: Tarciane, Kerolin, and Ary Borges. In addition to medical assessments, they met with the full squad and coaching staff.

At the training center, at 3:30 p.m., the group started with a 15-minute warm-up on a reduced-size pitch, an activity covered by the press. In a post-training press conference, head coach Arthur Elias noted that, besides this one, they will have only four more FIFA windows before the World Cup, which will be held in Brazil next year.

“This is a very good opportunity to prepare for the World Cup. Difficult matchups help us grow,” he said when asked about the history between the two teams.

“I hope to come away from this FIFA window with good news, both in terms of the atmosphere, with the fans getting involved, and the result of the match, with the players in a group closer to what we want for the World Cup,” the coach concluded.

Seven girls, aged between 11 and 13, from the social project In Search of a Star also watched the training session. At the end, the players and Arthur Elias spoke with the young athletes.

Marta’s return to the national team

Arthur Elias also spoke about Marta’s importance, both as an inspiration to her national team teammates and for her ability to make the difference on the field. The player attended training but did not take the field. Arthur explained that she underwent exams and tests due to discomfort in the back of her thigh.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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