Supporter travels to Quito and spends R$ 10,000 to see the Cabulosas in the final
Doctor Natália Simões Teixeira, 31, travelled from Belo Horizonte to Quito to see the Cabulosas in the Libertadores Feminina final and has already spent close to 10 thousand reais on nearly 20 days there. Founder of the (Des)organizada Cabulosa supporters' group, she has one request for the final: no penalties.

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Natural de Belo Horizonte, a médica Natália Simões Teixeira, 31 anos, foi até Quito, no Equador, ver de perto as Cabulosas na final da Libertadores Feminina. "Com todo o respeito à minha esposa, aos meus pais e ao meu irmão, é a coisa que eu mais amo", diz ela sobre o Cruzeiro.
Fundadora da Torcida (Des)organizada Cabulosa, conta que a paixão herdou do pai e que cresceu indo ao Mineirão. Passou a acompanhar o time feminino em 2023, depois de se formar em uma faculdade do interior mineiro, e desde então monta trabalho e rotina em torno da agenda da equipe.
"Eu vivo 'em função' do Cruzeiro. É claro que eu trabalho, tenho família, minha esposa, mas eu organizo a minha rotina semanal ao redor dos jogos", explica.
A convivência com as jogadoras veio da presença constante. Fã de Byanca Brasil desde os tempos anteriores ao clube, ela diz ser um orgulho conciliar a admiração pela atacante com a proximidade entre as duas — algo que, lembra, as arquibancadas ainda vazias do futebol feminino acabam permitindo.
A estadia em Quito já passa de quase 20 dias e consumiu perto de R$ 10 mil, somando hospedagem, passagens e comida. Não foi a única loucura: na temporada passada organizou, com três ônibus e rua de fogo, a recepção às atletas antes de um jogo contra a Ferroviária, em Nova Lima.
Ela cita a semifinal com o Palmeiras, na Arena Barueri, quando o time virou por 3 a 1, como o momento em que percebeu que o grupo brigaria alto. Para a decisão deste sábado, faz um pedido: nada de pênaltis. "Não quero, não tenho condição. Meu coração não aguenta."
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