O Palm trees continues to stand out in women’s football. Maintaining 100% success, the team is just a few steps away from becoming two consecutive champions of the Women’s Libertadores! After beating Olimpia (Paraguay) 6-0 last Saturday (14), guaranteeing their place in the semi-finals, the team beat Atlético Nacional 3-1 last Tuesday (17) and became finalists in the competition.
The goals against Olimpia were scored by Amanda Gutierres (two goals), who with a lot of experience, including international experience, has just become Palmeiras’ top scorer, scoring 24 goals in one season; Bia Zaneratto (two goals), striker who was present in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023; Smia Pryscila and Las Estevam (one goal each).
In the semi-final, Bia Zaneratto and Amanda Gutierres scored again. With a goal from Bia and two from Amanda, the girls defeated Atltico Nacional, who scored with Montoya. The team has a campaign of five wins in five games, which already counts a lot for a final. There are 24 goals in total, conceding just four goals in the competition.
And we will have a Brazilian final. On the other side, Corinthians e International They competed for a place in the final last Wednesday (18), after beating Amrica de Cali 4-0 and Colo-Colo 4-2, respectively. Corinthians came out on top, beating the Colorado team on penalties, 4-3, at the Pascual Guerrero Stadium, in Colombia.
The match was balanced and both teams stood out. Inter opened the scoring with Priscila, and in the second half, Corinthians equalized with Vic Albuquerque. Faced with a 1-1 draw, the decision on penalties began with Corinthians behind, but Inter made two mistakes. Internacional and Atlético Nacional will still compete for third place in the Libertadores.
The Conmebol Libertadores Feminina 2023 final will be this Saturday (21), at 8:30 pm Brasília time, at the Estadio Ompico Pascual Guerrero, in Cali, Colombia. The confrontation can be watched live on SportTV YouTube channels, GOAT, My Timo and Our Lecture, or in streaming on Pluto TV. The duel is expected to have a large audience.
Just like in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, where women’s football showed all its strength, the sport continues to grow, both in practice and in consumption. According to data from Sport Track, in 2022, 52% of women started to practice a new sport or physical activity, and football appears in the Top 10, with 6% of female practitioners.
Palmeiras give way to pink and blue uniforms
In support of campaigns Pink October e Blue novemberPalmeiras and PUMA join forces to support the months aimed at combating and preventing breast and prostate cancer, respectively. The initiative seeks to promote even more visibility for the causes, and in this way, the partnership brings the launch of a historic uniform for the Palestine club, produced in limited quantities and which can only be sold through a virtual auction.
The profits raised in the action will be donated to the ACCamargo Cancer Center, a reference institution for cancer treatment in Brazil. The new uniform was used on the field by the men’s squad, in the game against Atlético MG this Thursday (19). The piece was created with a split design, half pink and half blue, representing the two cancer causes. On the right side of the chest is pink with the PUMA logo, and on the left, the traditional P of the club embroidered on top in blue. On the back of the shirt, there is the signature For A Greener Future.
The shirts will be sold through a virtual auction, which will last 10 days and start on November 1st. The shirts worn on the field by players can be purchased with an autograph. The buyer can choose between picking up the shirt directly at the Football Academy, with the right to a guided tour of the Palmeiras training center, or receiving it at home, anywhere in Brazil.
The president of Palmeiras, Leila Pereira, highlighted that the action is part of Alviverde’s institutional responsibility program, entitled For a Greener Futurewhich seeks to generate social, economic and environmental impacts for the world of football and for society as a whole.
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