With the experience of having already played in a World Cup for the Brazilian National Team, midfielder Duda Sampaio is one of the players with whom coach Arthur Elias intends to lead Brazil to a great campaign at the Paris Olympic Games. In Teresópolis (RJ), she dedicates herself to the maximum to help the team in training and takes advantage of every minute of this special moment in her career.
“The joy is so much, I can’t even put it into words. When we get there in France, that’s when it will really sink in. This experience here is a unique moment in my career and I hope we can represent Brazil very well at the Olympics.”
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With the arrival of all the athletes at the CBF’s training center, the training sessions are now tailored to the planning made by the coaching staff. For Duda Sampaio, having the full group together is an extra stimulus for the daily routine at Granja Comary.
“Of course the dedication is always the same. But having everyone together is very important so that Arthur can pass on everything he expects from each of us. We have to take advantage of this period also to train with a focus on the opponents already defined.”
The athlete emphasizes that the training sessions have specific objectives and that one of them is the improvement of details that can be crucial in the national team’s matches.
“We will compete in a very balanced competition. Often, in these games, it’s the detail that decides. So we are preparing a lot in this sense as well, to get there in front knowing how to take advantage of any detail that the opponents let slip.”
