Corinthians women's director hails sixth Libertadores, eyes World Cup | OneFootball

On the afternoon of last Saturday, October 18, Corinthians won the Conmebol Women’s Libertadores for the sixth time (2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025) by defeating Deportivo Cali-COL, 6 x 5 in the penalty shootout, after a goalless draw between the teams in regular time.

In an interview released this Thursday (23), on the social media of Corinthians Feminino, the director of women’s football, Íris Sesso, praised the title and projected the team’s participation in the Club World Cup – Copa das Campeãs – which will take place at the beginning of 2026 in London, England.

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In the semifinal, the Brabas will face Gotham FC from the United States, the team where Gabi Portilho – who had a remarkable stint at Alvinegro – currently plays: “It’s a dream come true. Of course, every title is important since the beginning of the project, each title won was with a lot of struggle, love, and dedication from all of us, but this Libertadores title in particular, which gave us a spot in the World Cup, is truly special, it’s a dream we are realizing. Corinthians deserves to be known worldwide, right? It’s a very strong brand, we have incredible strength, not only as the Corinthians name, but also because of our fans, who are among the most passionate in the world, if not the most passionate in the world,” she began.

She continued: “So, it’s a great pride to be at the forefront of this project and to make sure we can take the Corinthians name abroad, and I’m sure we’ll have a great campaign. Corinthians today, besides being a very successful project, has always had the support of the entire board, the presidency, the club as a whole, in terms of structure, and I’m sure that now with this spot in the World Cup, we’ll get even more support, more structure so that we can arrive strong there and bring great joy to the Corinthians fans”, she added.

Corinthians qualified for the knockout stage of the Women’s Libertadores as the leader of Group A with seven points: Independiente Del Valle (Ecuador) – 1 x 1, Always Ready (Bolivia) – 11 x 0, and Santa Fé – 1 x 0. In the quarterfinals, a 4 x 0 thrashing of Boca Juniors from Argentina, with three goals from Gabi Zanotti. In the semifinal, the Brabas advanced on penalties, with Nicole being decisive, after a 1 x 1 draw in regular time, until the aforementioned final against Deportivo Cali-COL.

After the title, the Brabas received a week off and will return to training next week, aiming for the resumption of the Paulista Championship. On the upcoming November 1st, Saturday, Alvinegro will host São Paulo at Estádio Alfredo Schürig, Fazendinha, for the 11th round of the first phase of the Women’s Paulistão.

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