Women’s Libertadores Final features controversy between coaches

It could be a final Paulista championship, but it is not. The decision of the Women’s Libertadores will be contested by Palm trees It is Corinthians, starring in one of the biggest classics in Brazil to define the best team on the continent. All of this generates great expectations for the match, but an off-field controversy, involving the coaches, spices up this story even more.

In the beggining of september, Arthur Eliaswho will say goodbye to Corinthians to fully take over the Women’s team, made his first call-up. However, Ricardo Bellicommander of Palmeiras, did not understand why the coach called so many Timão players to the national team, which were nine in total.

“If it were Diniz in the men’s game, everyone would be kicking themselves, especially on the eve of the Libertadores, but the women’s game is sometimes a bit of a no man’s land. I think you guys have to talk about this. You can discuss it, there are always explanations, but if we are going to accept everything in women’s football”, said Ricardo Belli.

“I think he was very unhappy with his placements, because the idea is to have this open door with the coaches, an understanding of how each player is doing, so that the call-up for the Brazilian team is increasingly fair, so that the players have the opportunity to be there and obviously what they did there will be decisive”replied Arthur Elias.

Since the two statements, the coaches have not had the opportunity to face each other, something that will happen this Saturday, 21st, at Pascual Guerreiro Stadium, in Cali, at 8:30 pm (Brasília time). Verdão is looking for a second title, while Corinthians wants to crown Arthur Elias’s success with a fourth title.