Cristina Alexander

So she's she's the anchor in the back line.

She's you know the I mean that's that's tough.

Obviously you have a lot of players in front of you.

You're not seeing the ball as clearly.

It could have taken a slight deflection here and there.

Yes.

But usually you see her Perry that away cleanly.

That's something that I'm sure she's disappointed in.

But once again that situation you know they had many chances on the opposite end of the field to put the ball in the back of the net.

So it's it's disappointing that that's that one mistake that led to the win.

for Corinthians but you know you continue to learn you continue to grow and they should just be proud that they were able to compete in this competition and you know be one of the best in four teams in the world.

Yeah and you mentioned one of the best that notable absence here is that Gonzalez who congratulations to her becoming a new mom to there with her partner she is on parental leave so congratulations

We're not sounding any alarms.

We know that Gotham fans are always worried about her health.

So, no, it has nothing to do with that.

But when it comes to, obviously, it's upsetting, right?

Gotham is very much used to winning as of late, especially when it comes to international trophies, of course, at the NWSL level.

But what needs to be Juan Carlos Amoroso's biggest takeaway from this one?

Well, I think it's, you know, the first game of the year, the first game of the new season.

I think you're also giving players opportunities to perform.