The Brazilian National Team got to know the Brígido Iriarte Stadium, where they will face Bolivia on the 23rd, in the debut of the Pre-Olympic Tournament.
Athletes and the technical committee visited the stadium’s facilities such as: changing rooms and access, in addition to the most important thing, which was the recognition of the pitch, the stage for the first duel in the South American tournament.
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The Pre-Olympic Team’s physical trainer, Leonardo Cupertino, spoke about his first impressions of the match location.
“Very good, the lawn is good, the facilities are also new. We had the opportunity to look at the warm-up area. We don’t have much to say, I really enjoyed it, and God willing we will achieve our goals here in this stadium.”
Brazil is in Group A of the Pre-Olympics, alongside Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia and Ecuador. The Brazilian team’s debut will be on January 23rd, when they face the Bolivian team.
Three days later the opponents will be the Colombians. Then the challenge will be the Ecuadorian team, on the 29th.
The team’s last challenge in the group stage will be against the hosts on February 1st. All matches in this stage will be in Caracas, at the Brígido Iriarte Stadium.
