On Sunday the final of the Copa Libertadores will be played in the Gran Parque Central, in Montevideo, where Independiente Santa Fe and Corinthians will meet. Some go for the feat, to continue making history in their first final in an edition of this tournament; the others want to ratify their power, seek the three-time championship. In this note we will tell you some of the keys to this grand finale that will take place on November 21 at 8 p.m.
It is the second final in a row that is played between a Brazilian team and a Colombian team. The previous edition was played by Ferroviária and América de Cali. The Brazilians took the cup home. However, in the history of the Libertadores it had already happened two more times: in 2018 Atlético Huila beat Santos and won the championship. In 2013, on the other hand, São José won the final match against Formas Íntimas.
For the first time, CONMEBOL will implement the VAR in a final of a women’s tournament. In addition, for the first time in the world of football a match will be played with the arbitration leadership made up entirely of women: the referee will be Maria Laura Fortunato, her assistants Mariana de Almeida and Daiana Milone, all Argentine. The fourth referee will be Anahí Fernández from Uruguay. The VAR will be in charge of Salomé di Iorio from Argentina.
He did not appear in the papers as a favorite, however he won two of the group stage matches, the other drew against Ferroviária; he got into the quarterfinals, left Avaí Kindermann out on penalties and then drew again against the last champions and left them out also from twelve steps. It was consolidated with the games, it relies on the team’s order to retreat after an attack, it rests on the safety of its goalkeeper, on the concretion of its forwards and on the creativity of its midfielders. These are the highlights of Las Leonas:
Katherine Tapia. The level of the goalkeepers in this Copa Libertadores was very high and that of Santa Fe was a key piece for his team to reach the final. Not only was his performance outstanding in the penalties definitions that the Colombians had, but in each game, Tapia demonstrated security in all three posts, took down impossible balls, shortened attacks on time, went out playing. Albeiro Erazo brought her as reinforcement to fight this tournament and the former América de Cali made her experience in international tournaments weigh. Sunday’s hit may be in your hands.
Gisela Robledo. Another player who, like Tapia, came from America to reinforce this tournament. The midfielder displayed the game of the Colombian team, merged defense and attack, overflowed, unbalanced in the rival area, gave assists and when she had to convert the penalty into a goal, she did it with force. She and Tapia were finalists in the last edition with América, who lost against Ferroviária. This time, they will try to change history.
Penalties and collect. In these instances, the definition from the twelve steps is very important and the Colombian team that thus arrived in Montevideo knows it very well. Santa Fe studies, analyzes and practices the kicks from the penalty spot and that is then reflected on the playing field. In the quarters they beat Avaí Kindermann 6 to 5, and Ferroviária in the semis by 4 to 2. Corinthians will have to do everything possible not to reach that stage. Two Brazilian teams have already surrendered to the forcefulness of the Leonas.
Solid, without fissures, almost without too deep discomforts, without defeats, without draws, unbreakable, with goals. This is how Corinthians, the mighty Corinthians, reaches the final. As a favorite. He knows that on the other side, the lionesses will want to hit the ground running.
Offensive pressure. The Brazilian team goes out to look for the matches from the beginning and knows that it will end up pushing even more in the end, when its rivals are already tired. The offensive behavior is undoubtedly one of the main strengths of the team, which is not content with winning, it has shown in different matches of the tournament, it will always widen the difference.
Players with experience. Tamires, Adriana, Vic Albuquerque, Gabi Zanotti, Gabi Portilho have years of experience, they give the team strength and thickness. In addition, Corinthians has several players who are part of the national team; For the next home run that Brazil will play, Sweden’s Pia Sundhage called up Erika, Tamires, Adriana and Yasmin.
Solid defense. Just looking at the goals against the team from the group stage to the semis is enough. Two goals in five games. Sometimes, it is more difficult to focus on defense in a team that is characterized by its offensive power, however, the order in the background of the São Paulo team is also essential for its game development. The centrals always come to close, the laterals always relieve.
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