WITH FLAMENGO PLAYER AMONG THE STARTERS, BRAZIL BEATS BOLIVIA IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN UNDER-20

The Brazilian women's football team debuted with victory at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This Thursday, Brazil beat Nigeria 1-0, in Bordeaux, with a goal from Gabi Nunes, completing a good pass by Marta.

The goal scored by Gabi Nunes was the attacker's fifth for the Brazilian team. Shortly before the score was opened, Rainha Marta found the net, but the goal was canceled by the referee due to an offside. Overall, Arthur Elias' Brazil maintained an offensive posture and control of the game after taking the lead. Nigeria offered little danger to the goal defended by Lorena.

When the ball rolled, nervousness was the team's main factor in the first minutes. Using missed passes and intercepted direct calls, Brazil was initially unable to trouble the Nigerian team. Without control of the match, the Canarian team suffered from quick departures from their opponents. So, in the 15th minute, goalkeeper Lorena saved the team by defending a one-on-one shot with Chinwendu Ihezuo.

After the initial tension, it was Brazil's turn to take control of the game. At 35 minutes, Antonia found Marta, who converted, but saw her goal disallowed due to the assistant's offside. But soon after, it was the Queen's turn to find a perfect pass for Gabi Nunes, who finished strongly and filled the net to put the Brazilian team ahead.

In the second stage, the team led by Arthur Elias kept the situation under control. Counting on Lorena's safe defenses, the team that won the silver medal in 2004 and 2008 confirmed its success.

With the triumph, Brazil takes second place in Group C, tied on points with Spain. In the next round, the team will face Japan, while Nigeria will face Spain.

The Brazilian women's team debuts at the Olympic Games against Nigeria, in Group C, in Bordeaux. The ball rolls at 2pm (Brasília time). The Brazilian women's team has already faced Nigeria twice, with two victories, both in official competitions. In the 1999 World Cup, 4-3 for Brazil in extra time, after 3-3 in the 90 minutes, in the quarter-finals. At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, 3-1 for Brazil in the group stage.

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Brazil did not take notice and applied 5 to 1 in Bolivia, last Friday (08), for the first round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. At the Mangueirão Stadium, in Belém, a former striker of Flamengo reached a historic milestone wearing the Bolivian National Team shirt. This is Marcelo Moreno.

Starter in the game against Brazil, the Bolivian striker reached 103 games with the shirt of his country of origin. With this, Marcelo Moreno became the athlete who played the most for Bolivia. Furthermore, the former Flamengo player is the player who has scored the most goals for the national team. In all, there are 31.

Marcelo Moreno played for Rubro-Negro in 2013. During his time at Fla, the striker participated in the Copa do Brasil campaign, in which Flamengo became the national knockout champion. In addition to Mengo, the Bolivian has already played for other Brazilian teams, such as Cruzeiro and Grêmio.

In addition to Marcelo Moreno, another player achieved an unprecedented feat in the game between Brazil and Bolivia: Neymar. Scoring two goals in the rout of the national team, the striker reached 79 goals scored by 'Amarelinha' and, with that, became the athlete who most rocked the opponents' nets with the green and yellow shirt. The player surpassed Pelé and Zico in the ranking.

With broken records, Marcelo Moreno and Neymar remain available to their respective teams for another game for the Qualifiers. Bolivia hosts Argentina this Tuesday (09). On the same day, Brazil faces Peru. Both duels will be valid for the second round of the South American competition that is worth a spot for the 2026 World Cup.