This Tuesday (16), the Brazilian team held its last training session at Granja Comary, in Teresópolis (RJ), before traveling to Venezuela to compete in the Pre-Olympic Tournament. Under the command of coach Ramon Menezes, the players formed a collective 11 against 11.
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The Brazilian National Team began the preparation period at Granja on the 8th. In addition to daily training both in the gym and on the field (which on two occasions took place in two periods), the team also held a training game last Sunday against Boavista. Amarelinha won the friendly 2-1, with goals from Marlon and Bruno Gomes.
The competition takes place from January 20th to February 11th. The delegation travels to São Paulo on Tuesday afternoon and heads to Caracas in the early hours of Wednesday (17).
Pre-Olympic
Brazil is in Group A of the tournament. The team’s debut will be on the 23rd, against Bolivia. The second game is against Colombia, on the 26th, against Ecuador on the 29th and Venezuela on the 1st of February.