Benfica Defender Carole Costa Believes Men’s Team Will Also Win National Championship

Carole Costa, the Benfica defender who has just been crowned national champion by the eagles, believes that the men will follow the example of the women and also win the trophy that all fans want. “I’m sure they will also be champions. We really want to celebrate with them”, said the Portuguese international. The player spoke on the sidelines of an event at Benfica’s Mega Store at Estádio da Luz. The entire squad of the new three-time champions attended a very popular autograph session. Two hours before the session, fans were already lining up.

Record spoke to one of the first in the long line. “I arrived about two hours before and there was still no one there, but then the queue started to form. I wanted to be one of the first because those who stay for the end get in when they are already tired of signing so much”, explained the Benfica fan. Philip.

The initiative lasted almost two and a half hours and more than a thousand fans passed by the Benfica store. None were denied an autograph or a photo. The players also proved to be champions of friendliness and responded to everyone almost without interruption, only a few paused to speak with journalists.

Defender Carole Costa, 33, was the first. “I didn’t expect so many people, but it’s great to feel this support from our fans, it’s because of them that we’re here… It was an almost perfect season, unfortunately the Portuguese Cup was missing, we’ll try to win it next year”, he summarized.

Beatriz Nogueira, one of the youngest, was radiant. “I’m proud to be learning from them, from all of them, I can’t single out one, they’re all important. Our season makes us hungry to continue winning in the next one, preferably going further in the Champions League”, said the 19-year-old striker, one of the faces of the next batch of superstars. “This generation is very strong, learns very quickly and it’s good to see that Benfica are betting on us”, she explained.

Finally, Ana Vitória, a 23-year-old midfielder, has been in the project since the beginning and already has 11 titles with Benfica. “This feels very good, it’s the realization of dreams. I’ve been here since the beginning and right away we knew what we wanted. I feel very honored to be here since then and next year we want what was missing this season, the Portugal,” he assured.