Heads up! Benfica player back in squad over a year after injury | OneFootball

Benfica’s women’s football team gained a major boost just as they prepare to decide the first official trophy of the current season. Coach Ivan Baptista announced the list of 20 players selected for the decisive Super Cup match against Porto.

The presence of Andreia Norton among the call-ups confirmed the end of an ordeal that kept the footballer off the pitch for more than a year. The Portugal international has already played minutes in the pre-season warm-up matches and is now eyeing her official debut at the start of the competitive campaign.

On the other hand, the experienced Ana Borges is still continuing her physical recovery process and will miss this fixture alongside Lara Martins. Latest signing Flourish Sabastine is also not part of the Benfica squad due to being unavailable for this match.

Going the other way, the new faces Anna Csiki, Blessing Demehin, Froya Dorsin, Ziqin Shao and Tinkara Testen have all been called up for the clash in Viseu. Young World Cup player Carolina Tristão - who renewed her contract - joins the group before travelling to represent Portugal at the Under-20 World Cup.

. The Reds are looking to lift the fourth Super Cup in their history and begin the new women’s football season with a win.

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