Deportivo Petare Futbol Club's player Mariannys Rodriguez heads the ball during a match in Caracas, Venezuela January 27, 2021. Picture taken January 27, 2021. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero
CARACAS (Reuters) - 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.
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