Three months ahead of the Women's World Cup, interest in women's football is growing, with a world record crowd of 60 739 watching a women’s match between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano on March 17.
“Today will be an important day for the whole movement of women’s football,” tweeted Juventus men’s captain Giorgio Chiellini.Italian international defender Cecilia Salvai was stretched off in the second half, but was carried back onto the pitch to celebrate the win with her teammates.Salvai’s knee injury could be a worry for Italy ahead of the World Cup in June.
Juventus women’s team are on course for a second consecutive Scudetto having won the trophy in their first season in 2017-2018. The interest in the women’s game has been building ahead of the World Cup with a world record crowd of 60 739 watching a women’s match between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano on March 17.The top-of-the-table clash was played in Atletico men’s team’s stadium instead of the women’s much smaller home ground which has a capacity of 3 500.
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