The match against Ecuador next Friday will be crucial for Brazil, which is obligated to improve its image and climb the standings in the South American Qualifiers. For this match, the team is training at the Athletico Paranaense training center, which spans 220,000 m² and features world-class infrastructure.
The facility, known as Caju, was inaugurated in June 1999 and is located about 20 kilometers from Couto Pereira, the stadium in Curitiba that will host the match starting at 10 PM (Brasilia time).
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The complex includes eight playing fields (including a mini-stadium), one exclusively for goalkeepers, specific areas for motor skill development, two hotels, two restaurants, and a laundry. It also has a medical center with state-of-the-art equipment and even an auditorium with a capacity for 200 people, according to the official website.
There are also two thermal pools, one heated to 30 ºC and another cold at 10 ºC, and a large gym equipped with the best equipment. Additionally, it features changing rooms equipped with a dry sauna, steam sauna, hot tubs, and showers.
This will be the home of the Seleção until Dorival Júnior’s debut in the Qualifiers next Friday. Four days later, Brazil will face Paraguay in Asunción.
