Benfica confident of another women’s Supertaça win against FC Porto | OneFootball

According to O Jogo, Benfica head coach Ivan Baptista and full-back Catarina Amado struck a confident tone ahead of Sunday’s women’s Supertaça against FC Porto.

The match is scheduled for 17h15 at the Estádio Municipal do Fontelo in Viseu, with Filipa Cunha from the Viana do Castelo association to referee. Porto are making their debut in the competition.

Baptista said the objective is to win, whether in 90 minutes or via penalties, adding that Benfica will try to dominate while acknowledging Porto will also seek supremacy. He views Porto as better equipped after strengthening to chase titles and said Benfica will aim to prevent them taking this one.

After exits and arrivals on both sides, he does not expect the coaches’ ideas to change substantially, though some technical aspects could differ. Benfica have three Supertaças but did not win the past two seasons, and he said they will try to reverse that now.

Amado said the squad are fully confident, feel their work underpins that belief, and are ready for the challenge. She downplayed any extra motivation from Porto’s debut, noting awareness of Benfica’s recent trajectory in women’s football. She added that wearing the shirt carries responsibility and that Benfica hold the most trophies, so calm focus is needed to try to win another cup.

Source: O Jogo

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