The Brazilian Women’s National Team left Bordeaux on Thursday afternoon (1) and arrived in Nantes in the early evening, the location for their match against France on Saturday (3), which is part of the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympic football tournament. The delegation traveled by bus. Bordeaux served as the team’s base during the first phase of the competition.
Since Wednesday night, when the team’s qualification was confirmed and the opponent was defined, the coaching staff has been focused on studying the tactical characteristics of the French team, including observations of the individual potential of each of their players.
Videos of France’s matches were analyzed, highlighting strategies used by the hosts so far in the Olympics. Throughout the bus journey from Bordeaux to Nantes, the coaching staff worked with their database to extract more information about the French team.
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There were nearly three hours of meetings on board between head coach Arthur Elias, assistant coach Rodrigo Iglesias, fitness coach Marcelo Rossetti, goalkeeper coach Edson Alcantara, and performance analysts André Batista, Bruno Faust, and Cristian Lizana.
Arthur Elias will not be able to count on Marta for the match against France. The forward was sent off in the first half of the match against Spain on Wednesday. He is expected to define her replacement on Friday (2) in Nantes.
Another absence is defender Antonia, who will not play again during the Olympics. On Thursday, after imaging tests, it was confirmed that the player suffered a fracture in the fibula of her left leg, resulting from a direct trauma during the match against Spain. However, she will remain with the team throughout the competition.
On Wednesday night, the visit from skateboarding star Rayssa Leal made the players’ dinner more enjoyable in Bordeaux. The bronze medalist posed for photos with all of them, received a national team jersey, and a pin from the CBF president, Ednaldo Rodrigues.
