Corinthians keeper: club form, fans, final and Brazil dream | OneFootball

In front of nearly eight thousand spectators at Canindé, Corinthians drew 2 x 2 with São Paulo on Sunday morning, 31st, in the second leg of the Brazilian Women's Championship. With the result, the Brabas qualified for the tournament final, where they will face Cruzeiro, and also secured a spot in the next Copa Libertadores in 2026.

After the match, goalkeeper Nicole, who stood out in the Majestoso by saving a penalty at the end of the first half, spoke to the press. The athlete answered various questions, analyzing the Brabas' match, her own performance, projecting the big Brasileirão decision and also praising her teammates in the position, especially Lelê. Check out the main answers below:

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Penalty save

"In the pre-game we always look for, receive some material, study a little, (...) but at that moment it's more of a feeling, in the adrenaline moment of the game, you go feeling how it's going to be. And I, Nicole, think that the penalty is the responsibility of the one who is kicking, when we catch it, it's merit. Not that we don't have responsibility, but the greater pressure is on the one who is kicking. So my strategy is to try in some way to destabilize the girl, try to force her to kick badly or out."

"I think it's the result of a collective work of the whole team, of all the goalkeeper preparation, I think everyone has an important role in this and I'm very happy to have contributed to the team today."

Call up for the National Team?

"I try not to create expectations, I think my moment is good, I've been having good games, I don't create expectations, but we always work thinking. I've always had the dream of playing in the Olympics, the World Cup, every athlete has this dream, this desire. I think if the call comes it will be a reflection of a good job I'm doing here, so my thought is always to keep doing a good job."

What it's like to play against São Paulo

"It's always difficult, it's one of the big opponents. This year we were a little choked up with them, I think we transformed all this energy, this indignation, into desire, duel, into everything. I think it made all the difference to put energy and make two great games, as they were."

Game analysis

"We got the qualification but left a lot to be desired in many things, there were many errors, both defensive and offensive. From tomorrow we already turn the key to Cruzeiro, we focus on the qualities and weaknesses of Cruzeiro, so the preparation remains the same, but we change this key according to the opponent."

Expectation for the final

"It's going to be a great duel, a duel of giants. Cruzeiro had a great championship. I am particularly happy to see a team that invested, that the fans are supporting, reach the final. It will be a great spectacle for the whole context of the year, of everything. It's a very qualified team and I'm sure we're going to make a great presentation."

"I think we arrive, as always, very strong. Since I arrived here I noticed that it's a team that grows in decisive phases, in finals, so it's a team that is always there prepared, always hammering and always very competitive. I think Corinthians arrives with this air of always wanting to win everything, and I think that's a very important point for the final."

Fiel Torcida

"Corinthians' fans are different. Last year, when I entered to play the Brasileirão final at Neo Química Arena, I was all goosebumps, I almost cried, because it's a very different crowd. When we see the crowd there on the bus supporting us, it gives a different energy. When we concede a goal they shout even louder, so it's a very cool thing."

Stadiums

"We started playing at Pacaembu, but I was one of the people who felt a lot of pain, in the tendon, in everything, and there were many girls who felt pains. They brought the option to play here at Canindé, and we preferred it because of the pitch. Our preference will always be for Neo Química, for the final I hope we play at Neo Química."

Praising the teammate

"Lelê, she always supported me from the day I arrived here. We are competing for the position but she is a very dear person to me, she helped me a lot here at Corinthians. I'm happy to know that she's happy for me, to know that the goal is calm, that it's well guarded."

"I arrived with a very big responsibility. Besides the pressure of playing at Corinthians and winning everything, we have this extra responsibility of representing a person like Lelê in there. It's not easy to do what I'm doing to create my own story, and I think this respect with the fans has been built over the matches, and it's the result of a lot of work. I'm a person who believes a lot in work, work takes you far."

Career at the club

"The feeling I have with Corinthians, since always, are very important moments, very decisive. I arrived here in a very difficult situation, we went through changes, through everything, but I think the squad as a whole, the team, always has this competitive spirit, this spirit of growing, of winning, and I think that gives emphasis again, which makes all the difference in the environment, in the training, always has this competitive air. And I'm very happy, I think we're going to arrive very well for the final."

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