São Paulo women's coach hails fruitful pre-season, shares hopes for 2026 | OneFootball

The coach of the São Paulo women’s team, Thiago Viana, believes the squad has had a positive preseason. The Tricolor squad, featuring many new faces, reconvened on January 5 and has been working since then with an eye on their 2026 debut, scheduled for this Monday.

“The preseason has been very productive. We have many new girls, but they have already understood São Paulo’s style of play. In addition to training, we are also playing some friendlies so we can develop the team in the best way possible for our debut,” explained the coach.

For the current season, São Paulo announced 12 new signings after the same number of departures. The Tricolor officially signed Anita, Camila Barbosa, Clara, Cris, Gadu, Maricel Pereyra, Mylena Carioca, Rafa Soares, Soraya, Tayla, Vanina Preininger, and Yasmin.

In addition, Elu and Luiza Calazans, two standout youngsters from the under-20 team, were promoted to the professional squad and are now part of the group. With the squad he has at his disposal and a year full of competitions, Thiago Viana outlined the season for São Paulo.

“Our expectations are very high. We have a well-balanced team, with many reinforcements who will help us throughout the entire season in the three championships we will compete in. We are very confident with what we are seeing in preseason and excited for the start of the official matches, because this team has great potential to be developed over the season,” the coach concluded.

São Paulo will compete in three tournaments this season: Campeonato Paulista, Copa do Brasil, and Campeonato Brasileiro. The Tricolor will debut in Série A1 this Monday against Internacional, starting at 8 p.m. (Brasília time), at Sesc Protásio Alves, in Porto Alegre (RS).

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