THE BALL – Benfica with a clear goal: win everything (Women's Soccer)

On Wednesday morning, the Benfica Women's Team finished the first training session of the season at Jamor, with coach João Marques with 19 of the 20 players making up the team . The only absentee was Geyse, who serves the U-20 national team.

In the afternoon, at the Estádio da Luz, the first women's team of Benfica was presented to the press, with Fernando Tavares, vice president of modalities, to clarify the purpose of this season.
– We want to win everything for next year to be in the 1st division and stronger to attack the title fight.

The manager also made it clear to fans about why Benfica started in the modality. To participate in the Championship of Promotion, equivalent to League 2: "I have been asked several times and I want to clarify the situation.Two years ago, the Portuguese Football Federation opened an opportunity window. for the league clubs to enter the 1st division with a female team.At the time, has not yet performed any duties, decided that this was not the right However, Benfica can not escape their responsibilities and with the growth of the modality was "thank you" to create a team.Well, if we wanted to go directly into the 1st Division, we had to buy the sports rights of the team. a team already competing at this level, and we had the opportunity to do so.However, we respected the training clubs and we wanted to start from the bottom. learning for all, considering that it is the first team women's football in the history of Benfica.

Regarding the team, there are two dozen players available for the technical team: 11 Portuguese, seven Brazilian, one Spanish and another Cape Verdean. Fernando Tavares also explained this bet: "The women's market in Portugal is very small and the players we were interested in had contracts with other clubs, so we had to resort to the Brazilian market to integrate more quality into our team. , has three profiles: the experienced Portuguese international players, the youngest and the Brazilian, who add quality.

João Marques wants titles
The coach João Marques, 42 years old, arrives in Luz after leading the SC Braga women's team for three seasons, and did not hide the ambition to triumph over the eagles.
– Whoever comes to this house He is well aware of the responsibilities that he has and only the victory is in our thinking, and from what I saw during the first training this morning, I think this team will be very successful. These players know that signing They have been cautious and do not want to defraud expectations. Central defender Sílvia Rebelo, a 29-year-old Portuguese international who has represented SC Braga over the last two seasons, will wear the captain's armband and say she does not regret going into competition.

Sílvia Rebelo is captain
in a stage below.
"The project they presented to me was engaging and I did not think about it twice. I may be taking a step back, but I know I will take two. Wearing the captain's armband is a huge responsibility. I know that I have to work by doubling to give the example. The first impressions of the group are that it will be united and we are all committed to giving the best of ourselves.

After the official presentation, players, technical staff and other staff members visited the Benfica – Cosme Damião Museum. the collection of individual and collective achievements in football and sport.