Benfica board meet Ivan Baptista after disastrous start | OneFootball

The Benfica board, led by Rui Costa, maintains full confidence in Ivan Baptista, our newspaper has learned. Despite the new coach of the women's football team of the Club da Luz not having started his journey at the Club da Luz in the best way, the responsible parties have no doubt that the coach will be successful.

As our newspaper found out, despite the loss of the Super Cup to Torreense (2-1) and a draw against Racing Power (0-0) in the first round of the Liga BPI, the administration, although not pleased with the results, understands that it is necessary to give Ivan Baptista time to cement his ideas and has given him full support.

Even so, the challenge for the new 33-year-old coach will not be easy. The new helmsman of the eagles succeeds Filipa Patão, who won the last five championships, and has the mission to maintain Benfica's internal hegemony, as well as to expand the Club's dimension to the international scene.

In his resume, the coach has a Women's Cup of Portugal won by Boavista, in the 2012/13 season, after a victory (3-1) over Valadares Gaia in the Jamor final. With a career mostly made in men's football as an assistant, he also worked at Tromso (Norway), Nantong Zhiyun (China), Boavista, Leixões (A team and under-23) and Académico de Viseu.

The Benfica women's team will be back on the field this Sunday, September 21, against the newly-promoted Vitória de Guimarães. Scheduled for the second round of the Liga BPI, the match is set for 5:00 PM and will be played at the home of the Minhota team.

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