The Brazilian National Team is prepared for the second friendly match of this FIFA date. This Tuesday (4), at 8pm, Brazil will face Jamaica again, this time at the Arena Fonte Nova, in Salvador (BA).
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With more than 33,000 tickets sold, the first duel between the teams ended with a thrashing of the Brazilian National Team. In the match, played at the Arena Pernambuco on Saturday (1), Adriana opened the scoring for Brazil. Then, Chantelle Swaby, from Jamaica, scored an own goal, increasing the scoreline for the home team. Marta, who scored two goals, was responsible for sealing Brazil’s 4-0 victory.
The friendlies against Jamaica will be the last ones before the great objective of the National Team: the Paris Olympics, starting in July. Brazil will make their debut on the 25th against Nigeria. Then, they will travel to the City of Light, to face Japan on the 28th, and will end the group stage in Bordeaux, against Spain, on the 31st.
Remembering Zagallo
Sambafoot Series launched a new documentary about the football legend Zagallo. Known as ‘Velho Lobo‘ and as superstitious as it gets, Zagallo helped shape what Brazilian football is nowadays — as a player and as a coach.
Watch the full series, available on Sambafoot’s Youtube channel.
