Brazil beat Venezuela 2-0 to claim 11th South American U20 Women's title

The Under-20 Women's National Team defeated Venezuela 2-0 this Saturday (28) and secured their 11th South American title. Tainá and Clarinha scored the goals of the match, held at the Women's Football High-Performance Center of the Paraguayan Association (CARFEM), in the city of Ypané (Paraguay). This was coach Camilla Orlando's first victory with the Brazilian National Team.

In addition to champion Brazil, Ecuador, Argentina, and Colombia qualified for the World Cup in this category. The competition will be held in Poland in September.

THE MATCH

With opportunism and a knack for goals, Tainá opened the scoring after a beautiful play by Brazil's attacking trioCredits: Staff Images Woman / CBF

With Ecuador's rout over Paraguay, and the possibility, albeit remote, of Venezuela qualifying in case of victory, Brazil's team knew they needed maximum concentration to maintain the continental dominance in the category.

Therefore, from the early minutes, Camilla Orlando set the team's pace to create opportunities. And thus, the National Team took control of the decisive match.

It was through teamwork that the Amarelinha began to write the conclusion of this South American tournament. At 18 minutes, Brendha received the ball at the edge of the area, but instead of going for the finish, the center forward lifted her head and passed to Carioca, who was advancing on the right.

The forward then crossed into the area and found Tainá, who was speeding behind the Venezuelan defender and scored the goal using her abdomen. It was the first shot on goal of the match, crafted by the entire attacking trio of the National Team.

The second goal by Brazil, scored by Clarinha, was a masterpieceCredits: Staff Images Woman / CBF

The second goal added individuality to the teamwork. Clarinha passed to Brendha, who was entering the area. The center forward feinted the defender and returned the ball to Clarinha, who shot from a distance and found the top corner of goalkeeper Rebanales.

In the second half, the National Team slowed the pace and managed the lead, keeping goalkeeper Elu untroubled. Brazil's best chances came with Evelin, trying from outside the area, and Gisele.

But the score built in the first half was enough to secure Brazil's 11th South American title, the first for coach Camilla Orlando with the Brazilian National Team, maintaining their status as the only country to win the Under-20 Women's title on the continent.

Celebration after the final whistle: the category's dominance on the continent is secured with the 11th title of the competitionCredits: Staff Images Woman / CBF

CAMPAIGN

The National Team was the runner-up in Group B in the 1st phase of the competition, behind Argentina, the only team to defeat the Amarelinha at that stage (and in the competition). They earned nine points in four matches.

In the final phase, Brazil was relentless, winning four out of five matches, including avenging the loss to Argentina with a 4-0 rout. The only draw was against Ecuador, who finished in 2nd place.

LINEUP:

BRAZIL: Elu; Bianca (Sofia), Ana Beatriz and Thay; Kaylane, Dudinha (Adrielly), Vitorinha (Nogueira) and Clarinha; Brendha, Tainá (Evelin) and Carioca (Gisele).

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