Zona de Azar Brazil – Brazil: Return of Coach Accused of Harassment Generates Reactions

Brazil.- April 15, 2024 www.zonadeazar.com  The Brazilian Women’s Soccer Championship is back, after an interruption of almost two weeks due to matches between national teams. Two matches opened the fifth day of the competition, this Friday the 12th. The black and white classic stood out, between Santos and Corinthians, in Vila Belmiro, with the team from the capital of São Paulo winning 3-1.

The Brabas, as the Corinthians players are also known, achieved their fifth victory in five games, leading the competition with 15 points. Santos, with five points, appears in tenth place, but could end the day in the relegation zone, depending on the other results.

The match in Santos marked the return of Kleiton Lima in charge of the Sereias da Vila. She left the club in September last year, following allegations, made in anonymous letters, that she had committed moral and sexual harassment. Re-elected to his position, the coach denied the accusations and revealed that he had requested the opening of an investigation to investigate the authorship of the letters, claiming to be a victim of slander and defamation.

The return of the coach accused of harassment generates reactions from the athletes

Santos women’s football coordinator Thais Picarte said Peixe conducted an internal investigation and that the arguments against Kleiton were “fragile.” On social media, some of the 14 players who played on the team last year and who have already left Alvinegro denied having been contacted.

Kleiton’s return sparked protests. During the National Anthem, the Corinthians players, starters and substitutes, lined up with one hand over their mouths, as if they were being “silenced.” Among them, the midfielder Yaya, who was in the Sirenas in 2023.

Before the ball rolled in the other match this Friday, between Palmeiras and Avaí Kindermann, at the Jayme Cintra stadium, in Jundiaí (SP), the athletes of both teams met and made the same gesture. In the Alviverde squad, midfielder Brena and forward Tainá Maranhão played for Santos last year.

The match in Vila Belmiro started with a lot of activity. Two minutes into the first half, midfielder Carol Tavares advanced from the right and crossed for striker Vic Albuquerque, with a header, to open the scoring for Corinthians. During the celebration, the Timão players once again covered their mouths with their hands, in another protest. At 14, Thaisinha threw through the middle to fellow striker Ketlen, who invaded the area, took the goal from María Camilo and sent it to the net, equalizing for Santos.

In the second half, Brabas coach Lucas Piccinato sent onto the field the athletes who were with the Brazilian team in the SheBelieves Cup in the United States and were saved from the starting team. They ended up being decisive for Corinthians’ victory.

In the 33rd minute, Vic Albuquerque crossed from the right, Leidi couldn’t clear it and the ball fell to Tamires, who came off the bench, to score the goal. In added time, at 47, Yaya received the ball from forward Gabi Portilho – both started the game as substitutes – and crossed from the right for Tamires to shoot first, giving final figures to the confrontation.

In the Jundiaí match, Palmeiras had no difficulties defeating Avaí Kindermann, 4-0. Palestrinas was provisionally in second place, with ten points. The Santa Catarina team remains with one point, in penultimate place, and could end the day in last place if Atlético-MG scores against América-MG this Saturday, the 13th, at 3:00 p.m. (Brasília time), at the Arena Gregorão, in Contagem (MG). ).

In the 22nd minute of the first half, winger Bruna Calderan rose in the area from the right and forward Amanda Gutiérrez, with a header, opened the scoring. Seven minutes later, winger Juliete crossed from the left, goalkeeper Maike did not clear and the ball fell to the feet of midfielder Bianca Gomes, who sent it into an empty goal.

Almost immediately, in the 32nd minute, forward Letícia Moreno took advantage of a cross from the Poliana defense from the right and sent it into the net, scoring the team’s third goal. In the final stretch, just four minutes later, Palmeiras scored the fourth goal, also with Letícia Moreno, after a mid-distance cross from Bruna Calderan, from the right.

With Brazil Agency

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