Pati Maldaner targets trophies with Palmeiras women: ‘Winning titles’

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·27 January 2026

Pati Maldaner targets trophies with Palmeiras women: ‘Winning titles’

After a successful 2025, with titles in the Campeonato Paulista and the Copa do Brasil, the Palmeiras women's team began their pre-season in the second week of January, already with new signings integrated into the squad. One of the defensive pillars of the Palestrinas, defender Pati Maldaner spoke about her expectations for 2026 and emphasized that the group’s goal remains the same: to lift trophies.

Constantly growing within the team, Pati scored two goals last season and has been consolidating herself as an important part of the Alviverde defensive system.

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“Each year the work is different, but the objectives remain the same: to win titles. We started 2026 with a lot of commitment, just as we finished 2025. We know that, in order to perform well throughout the entire season, it’s essential to have a good pre-season, with a lot of intensity, and to gradually build our playing identity. With each training session, the team is becoming more in sync,” the defender highlighted.

With the aim of becoming even stronger for the new year, Palmeiras strengthened the squad, and Pati commented on the adaptation of the new players and the beginning of collective work.

“We have a very qualified squad, and we believe this can be our biggest differentiator. From the start, the focus is on building a strong identity as a team, making sure every player knows exactly what to do, regardless of the circumstances. In addition, we are preparing ourselves physically to sustain the intensity and the sequence of games throughout the season,” she added.

The Palmeiras women’s season will kick off with the Supercopa do Brasil, against Corinthians, on February 8, with the time and location yet to be determined.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.