Villas-Boas on women’s team rise: “We’re going up to win” | OneFootball

André Villas-Boas expressed his “pride” in the women’s football team’s journey, which ended with promotion to the Primeira Liga, at the ceremony where the Second Division champions’ trophy was handed over to the club museum. The official stressed that the team “has exceeded all expectations” and “made many dreams come true,” also highlighting the “growth of the players and the way they gave themselves body and soul to the Club.” The Porto president underlined the success of a project launched in a “quick” and “abrupt” way, which in just two years secured promotion and also reached a final at Jamor.

“It is a source of pride that we launched this project so quickly, abruptly and with so much success,” he said, crediting the achievement to “the vision of Professor José Manuel (Ferreira), the director of women’s football, and Joana (Oliveira), who is his tireless assistant.” For the Dragons’ leader, the team’s path “seems like a fable, a dream.”

The president also recalled symbolic moments, such as the debut at the Estádio do Dragão, where the attendance record was broken, as well as the fans’ constant support. “They were welcomed with open arms,” he said, thanking the “Porto membership because they never abandoned them on the way to the Primeira Liga.”

Villas-Boas also praised the way the players win over the fans “with their commitment, with their sacrifice, with the way they compete,” qualities which, he said, were “clearly evident in the Jamor final.” And he offered a guarantee for the future: “We are proudly in the Primeira Liga and we will always go out to win.”

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