There will be 12+1 players. So one of Julia k and Diana will be +1 probably. Also one of natinha and nyeme won't be going to Paris. Maybe ze would bring both liberos and skip second opp. To be honest, that should be the way to go if he is really taking RosaMaria who can be the bench player for both positions. And in that scenario other libero can replace Ana C. In the backrow so that Gabi doesn't have to cover a huge space at reception. clara who do you think ze will drop among these 14 players and which one would be 13th player?
I've been feeling for a while now that the 13th player will be the MB that doesn't make the main roster, mainly because Zé will feel bad about not taking Diana/Julia at all considering how well they've been playing. And now with the injury concerns around Thaisa that option seems even more likely.
But then again libero is the only position that doesn't have a backup. And if the OHs really are Gabi/Ana/Rosa/Julia, there's no one who can fill in as an improvised libero in case the actual libero gets injured (Gabi has the skills to do it, but we can't afford not to have Gabi as an OH). So maybe taking a libero as the 13th player would be the most prudent decision.
