Corinthians women’s director represents club at South American event | OneFootball

Corinthians women’s football director Íris Sesso will represent the club as one of the speakers at CONFUT, organized by the South American Football Confederation. The event will take place from September 8 to 10 at the Grand Hyatt in Rio de Janeiro. There, the Corinthians executive will be part of the panel “From youth development to the highest level.”

The topic in question involves strategies in the process of developing and strengthening women’s football from youth categories to the professional game. During the discussion, the speakers will talk about the challenges of building sustainable projects and management methods in the sport. Click here to check out the post.

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In addition to Íris Sesso, the panel will also feature André Rocha (Flamengo), Augustina Furnó (Club Atlético Banfield, Argentina), and Thais Picarte (Santos coordinator). Corinthians, it is worth noting, is one of the biggest references in women’s football projects in Latin America. Since the reactivation of the sport in 2016, the club has won 22 titles.

Íris Sesso took over as Corinthians women’s football director at the beginning of 2024, when Cris Gambaré left her position as head of the department to take the same role with the Brazil Women’s National Team at the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). Along with her, Arthur Elias, the coach who helped Timão reach the top of women’s football, took charge of the national team during the same period.

After the change and restructuring in the department, the Brabas won: the Supercopa (2024), the Brazilian Championship (2024 and 2025), and the Conmebol Libertadores (2025). At the beginning of this year, after winning the latest edition of the Libertadores, they secured a spot in the Champions Cup, the Women’s Club World Cup, a tournament in which they finished as runners-up after being beaten by Arsenal 3-2 in extra time at Emirates Stadium in England.

At the moment, Corinthians women’s football is going through a certain inconsistency, as it has recently had a few runner-up finishes and an early elimination: the Paulista Championship (2025), the Champions Cup (2026), the Brazilian Supercopa (2026), in addition to a round-of-16 elimination in the Copa do Brasil against Ferroviária. At the end of February, the Corinthians team underwent a change in the coaching staff – Lucas Piccinato left the club and Emily Lima arrived.

Despite the instability, Corinthians secured an early qualification for the knockout stage of the Brasileirão Feminino – they have seven titles in the competition – and lead the overall table with 34 points – 12 wins, one draw, and two losses – 40 goals scored and 14 conceded.

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