Venezuelan soccer players fight for a shot in women's Libertadores cup
02-Feb-2021 16:58:42 | Yahoo Sports
Iraia Arrue chases a ball down the soccer field until she loses it near the goal line amid shouts from the bleachers and from her own team, sprinting for 90 minutes under the Venezuelan sun in a sports complex in eastern Caracas. Arrue's team, Deportivo Petare, is vying for a spot in the women's Conmebol Libertadores tournament in March to represent Venezuela, where soccer has historically struggled to draw crowds. Deportivo Petare's 1-1 tie last week against rival Atletico Sport Club left it no closer to qualifying, but Arrue says there's nothing more exciting than the possibility of playing against the best-known South American clubs.
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