Brazilian team lost 3 to 2; Arthur Elias team debuts on July 13 at the Copa America, which will be played in Ecuador
A held this Friday (27) the last friendly preparatory for the which happens between July 12 and August 2. To prepare for a confrontation like this and search the ninth title, the chosen opponent for this FIFA date was France, an old known of Brazilians and about whom the national team won the quarterfinals and managed to secure silver after passing through Spain and losing to the United States. Betting on the mix of youth with the experience, Arthur Elias went to a game with Marta as a starter to face a renewed French selection without known names, such as Wendy Renard, who was not summoned. At first, the pressure was Brazilian, but the French, who go to the Euro on July 2, managed to turn around and win the match 3-2, a rematch of Paris 2024.
In the first half, Brazil did not become aware of the France and scared the opponents in the first minute. With Marta as a starter, the Brazilian controlled the game and had no problem finding the goal. With less than seven minutes, after a deviation of Angelina, Marta HAVE HEADED FROM HEAD, Keroline dominated and found Luanywhich won at speed to kick cross and make the first in Brazil. The second came four minutes later, with Kerolin, after being served by Duda Sampaio. The Brazilian women were more likely to expand the scoring, two of them from Kerolin’s feet, but the player stopped in the French goalkeeper. The departure of the Gio, which felt the glute, and the entrance of Dudinha, had no effect. Unlike the other games in which the young player made a difference, in this Friday match she did not go well and lost goals that is not used to.
The change in Brazil made France grow in the game and balance the match. Already in the additions of the first half, France managed to decrease advantage, in a play of Bacha and Baltimore, the ball was left free in the area to Diani, which stopped in Lorena, but in rebound Geyoro concluded for the goal. The marking gave gas to the French who pressed in the final stretch and had a chance to draw but failed. On the way back to the second half, Brazil went back to press, but failed to finish, losing chances of expanding the score and being quieter in the game, which did not happen because in the first one from France to the area in the second half, managed to go to the networks.
Geyoro kicked and had the deviation in Duda Sampaio to draw the game. The goal was even analyzed in VAR, but was confirmed. The result made the French press, while the Brazilian, who felt the result, defended themselves the way they gave the housewives. Brazil, which was disorganized on the pitch, failed to take the ball out of the area and in rebound could not avoid the intersection on the right for Katoto to score the third and turn the game to the French. The result maintains France’s unbeaten sequence, which now reaches 8 games without losing, while Brazil has suffered its eighth defeat to the rivals and ended the sequence of three games without losing.
