Thiago Viana hails foreign signings, sees progress at São Paulo | OneFootball

For the 2026 season, the São Paulo women's team has revamped its squad. In total, the club signed 12 new players, in addition to renewing contracts with key members of the group. This Thursday, the Soberanas were officially presented.

During the press conference, coach Thiago Viana spoke about the changes in the roster and highlighted the arrival of foreign athletes, such as the Argentine players Vanina and Maricel Pereyra.

“We are very satisfied with the players. Some of them are foreigners, and we are happy to have opened these doors. It's a different way of seeing the game, athletes coming from emerging national teams like Argentina and Paraguay. It's the first time we will work with foreign players at the professional level,” stated the coach.

“We strongly believe that the language of football is universal. Incorporating different football cultures, like Argentina's, which breathes football, is very important. These are girls who come to add to our style of play. We believe we made the right choices,” he added.

Evolution and fight for titles

Since 2023, São Paulo is the only club that has reached the semifinals of all national tournaments during this period. In 2025, the Soberanas won the Supercup title, the first national title in the team's history.

“Each year we evolve a bit. In the first year, we reached a Brazilian semifinal and the Paulista final. In the second year, we made it to the Brazilian final and secured the club's first spot in the Libertadores. In the third year, we won our first title. Our rivals have a very strong presence, we cannot deny, in terms of investment and signings. But we always build competitive teams that fight for titles,” analyzed Thiago Viana.

The coach also highlighted that the current squad offers more possibilities for rotation within the team, as well as the expectation for the team to go far in the championships this year.

“Only three teams have won national tournaments in recent years, and we feel very proud to be one of them. We understood that we needed to strengthen the squad, with more options and different characteristics. Today I see a group with more variations, and that gives us a lot of hope. We are confident that this squad will make us strong in all competitions, reaching the final stages,” concluded the São Paulo women's coach.

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