Varandas: Benfica on the slide, Sporting eye the title | OneFootball

Leonino Exclusive - Frederico Varandas believes that team reinforcements and Benfica’s downfall could help Sporting’s women’s football team win the title

Sporting is confident that the 2025/26 season will be marked by the return of the women’s football team to national titles, particularly the National Championship, Leonino has learned. The poor start by Benfica’s squad and the strengthening of the green and white team are raising great expectations among the Lions.

The Board led by Frederico Varandas is convinced that Micael Sequeira will be able to secure the Liga BPI title, sources close to our newspaper revealed. To that end, Sporting has invested in signing new players to ensure a competitive squad, such as Ashley Barron (Racing Power), Mackenzie Cherry (Valadares Gaia), Samara Lino (Torreense), Julia Wozniak (Czarni Sosnowiec), and Carla Armengol (Real Betis).

Besides the internal reinforcements, the situation of the eternal rival also strengthens this belief. The truth is that, in two matches played, Benfica lost the Super Cup to Torreense (2-1) and ended up drawing with Racing Power in the opening round of the Liga BPI, in a goalless match.

- after being knocked out by Roma last Thursday, September 18, by 2-0 -, this does not shake the confidence of the green and white officials in Micael Sequeira’s squad at all.

Sporting’s women’s team will make their debut in the national championship next Monday, September 22, against Damaiense. Valid for the second round of the Liga BPI, the match is scheduled for 16:00 and will be played at the Estádio do Algarve.

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