French team: an emotional first for Perle Morroni

The dream could have turned into a nightmare, and its first cape in A could have left it with a real bitter taste. It did not happen. Perle Morroni still gave a slight thrill in the Hainaut stadium in Valenciennes on Saturday evening. In the 86th minute of France - Brazil, five minutes after entering the game in place of Amel Majri, the young left side of PSG dropped Duda in the area after a contact. The Brazilians did ask for a penalty, but the referee did not hesitate.

Finally, more fear than harm for the Blue and the Parisian titi of 22 years. The Habs, 1-0 victorious thanks to a goal from Valérie Gauvin, are therefore the first to register their names in the winners of the new French Tournament.

After a 1-0 success against Canada, the Bleues signed a second victory in the Tournoi de France. Guaranteed to win this first edition, they will find the Netherlands on Tuesday #FiersdetreBleues #TournoiDeFrance pic.twitter.com/FANfB7HDo3

Asked after the meeting about the fear of the penalty, the applicant admits "having thought about it a bit because as soon as it is in the area, it can be contentious". "But there was none. I haven't seen the images again, but I don't think there will be a penalty because I touch the ball, so… ”smiled the 307th player wearing the blue A jersey, with n ° 23 on the back .

"There were a lot of emotions"

And nothing better than the Seleção to show it off. "Brazil is a great team with great players that makes me dream since I was a child," admitted Perle. When I entered the lawn, there were a lot of emotions. But I had to be focused because we had a score to keep. It was a beautiful evening. I am very proud and happy to wear this blue jersey. After that, I haven't arrived yet, and I have to keep working to have other selections. "

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Question patience, she is well placed to talk about it. The native of Montpellier, arrived in the capital at 14 and went through the Pôle France to Clairefontaine then to Insep, waited almost four years before honoring her first selection. At 18, the pocket side (1.57 m; 52 kg) had already been summoned by Philippe Bergeroo in June 2016.

Just named, Corinne Diacre also called her in September 2017 before she forfeited an injury. Disappeared from three-color radars for two years, the European champion under 19 in 2016 had returned to the France group last October.

She was even less in the unknown this week since she found four of her PSG teammates, Eve Périsset, Grace Geyoro, Kadidiatou Diani and Marie-Antoinette Katoto. And, this Saturday, she found herself facing other Parisians, the Brazilian Formiga and Luana.

For his brother who died seven years ago

The former Barça player, where she had been loaned six months during the 2017-2018 season without playing much (5 games), therefore took advantage of the turnover established by Corinne Diacre during this French Tournament to have her chance. We could also see her again against the European champions and Dutch vice-world champions on Tuesday (9 p.m.), still in Valenciennes. "Even if there is turnover, the collective remains strong and the team keeps the same level, it is the most important", she notes.

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If Pearl puts on the blue jersey again, she will surely still have a thought for her brother who died seven years ago. "I don't like to talk about it too much," she confided in an interview with Goal.com in November 2019. It was very hard. All I do is for my brother and my mother with whom I live. I think and hope he sees what I do. I really do it for him because he liked football a lot, and I hope that where he is, he is proud. He's with me all the time. It makes me want to fight maybe even more than others. "