Women's team scores 3-1 in Argentina in first game in Beira-Rio

Brazil came up short against Argentina in the first match of the women's football team at the Beira-Rio Stadium, one of the venues for the 2027 World Cup. This Saturday afternoon (10), in front of more than 28 thousand fans, Amarelinha found the net with three goals in the first stage, in an interval of 20 minutes. Luany opened the score, Geyse expanded on her bicycle and captain Angelina also left hers. After the break, midfielder Maricel Pereyra, who defends current Brazilian champion São Paulo, pulled a goal back for Argentina.

The team plays the second friendly against the hermanas next Tuesday (13), at 8:30 pm (Brasília time), at Arena Pernambuco, another stadium that will host World Cup games.

Brazil had the first real chance to score in the third minute with a beautiful free kick from Duda Sampaio, but goalkeeper Esponda sent it wide. From then on, the team began to miss passes and had difficulty creating offensive plays. Well positioned in defense, the Argentines took the opportunity to launch a counterattack. Maricel Pereyra almost opened the scoring for the sisters in the 10th minute, but attentive, goalkeeper Luana saved. Little by little, the team improved its marking in the opponent's field and began to dominate the midfield. In the 26th minute, Luany took advantage of a launch at the edge of the area, shot first time into goalkeeper Esponda's right corner and opened the scoring for Brazil with a great goal.

More offensive, the team expanded in the 38th minute. The play started with a corner kick taken by Duda Sampaio to Maiara, who placed it inside the area for Geyse to score a great goal from a bicycle kick. And there was still time for Angelina, captain of the team, to score the third. After a corner from the right, Luany arranged for the captain to hit a cross shot, in a beautiful collective play.

After the break, Argentina reduced the score after just six minutes. After a throw-in on the left side, Ippólito gets the ball and rolls it to Maricel Pereyra, who, unmarked, hits the back of the net. The sisters risked some balls from outside the area, which didn't scare Lorena's goal. In the 20th minute, Bruninha was injured when she stepped incorrectly and had to be replaced by Tamara Bolt.

Technical assistant Rodrigo Iglesias – replacing coach Arthur Elias, who was suspended this Saturday (10) – made eight other changes to the Brazilian team until the end of the match. In the 26th minute, Kaylane came on for midfielder Maiara and in the next minute launched a bomb, which went close to the post of the Argentine goal. With the changes, the team became disorganized and the ball barely reached the attack, unlike in the first stage.