Di Copa do Brasil Feminina quarter final first leg go happen dis Monday, 12 October, as Ferroviária and Red Bull Bragantino go meet for Arena Fonte Luminosa, Araraquara, São Paulo. Kickoff na 18:00 Brasília time. Di match na first leg of quarter final. Lance! TV go show am live, pre-game from 17:30 with Andressa Simões and João Vidal presenting, Felipe Ruggeri narrating, Igor Barreto commenting.
Ferroviária, wey dem dey call Guerreiras Grenás, finish preparation for di clash. Dem wan use home advantage to start well and push for semifinal spot. Di match also dey live on Sportv and Xsports. Di team reach dis stage after strong run for national tournament. For third phase, dem beat UDA-AL 8-0. For round of 16, dem beat Corinthians 1-0, with Andressa scoring di goal. That win push dem pass one of di big clubs for Brazilian women football.
Now Bragantino stand for front. Di tie go decide over two legs. Return leg dey planned for 20 October for Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques, Bragança Paulista. If aggregate score level, penalty go decide who go semifinal. Copa do Brasil return after calendar pause: round of 16 happen for July, quarter finals originally set for August but CBF move am to October.
For other quarter finals, Internacional go face Atlético-MG, Flamengo go meet Fluminense, and Bahia go play São Paulo. Return games dey scheduled for 20, 21 and 22 October.
Ferroviária also dey enjoy good form for Campeonato Paulista Feminino. Dem finish first phase on top with five wins, one draw and one loss. For last round, Guerreiras Grenás beat São Paulo, di current Brazilian champion, 3-0 for Fonte Luminosa. That result confirm first place on tiebreak, even though dem tie points with Palmeiras. Di performance raise expectation say dem go compete well as season continue.
Before di game, reporter Sharon Nigri from Fut das Minas tell Lance! say she see Ferroviária as favorite against Bragantino. She talk say even if dem no play best football for Campeonato Brasileiro knockout, dem still be well trained team, strong for house, and carry heavy shirt. Lance! TV commentator Igor Barreto agree. For him, Ferroviária be team wey more structured and get history wey don consolidate for women football. He note say di club be bicampeão brasileiro, bicampeão da Libertadores, and don win Copa do Brasil before.
But Igor no dey talk say Ferroviária don already win. He see Bragantino recent project for women football with good eye. Di team qualify for decisive phase of Campeonato Paulista and grab last spot for play-in, wey dey work almost like quarter final phase. Di two teams also don meet before during di season, so di clash fit balance.
Igor believe say because Ferroviária eliminate Corinthians for round of 16, dem be one of main favorites to win Copa do Brasil, alongside other strong clubs like São Paulo and Flamengo. For Sharon, São Paulo, wey go face Bahia, be di main favorite for title, especially after dem win Brasileirão, but no be by much. She talk say Bahia don consolidate as one of di main forces for di modality and dem compete well against Corinthians for Brasileirão semi. Felipe Freitas team dey very organized and get strong goalkeeper.
For other matchups, Sharon point Flamengo, Internacional and Atlético-MG as favorites, but she believe say everything possible and quarter finals start for animating scenario.
