Ferro Women hosted Sesi São Paulo in the WBLA on Thursday evening, with the visitors taking a 64-59 victory. The match closed a tight contest where neither side managed to pull clear decisively. Three games into the campaign, the home side now sits third with one win and two defeats.
The standings offer little comfort for Ferro. Three games played, one victory, two losses, zero points in the table. They had beaten Rocamore and Unión Florida earlier in the season, but those results feel distant now. The recent form line reads as a struggle: a narrow win over Defensor, then back-to-back losses including the 75-59 defeat to Leónes Kílpue Women.
Sesi São Paulo arrived with mixed results behind them. They lost to Bay Arena Phoenix and Sportiva Italiana in September, but before that they had taken down Serrado and pushed Vera Cruz hard twice. This away win extends a run of consistency they can build on. By then, the visitors had already shown they could compete in this league.
We had tipped Ferro for the win at 68% confidence, but the match went the other way. And here's the thing — it wasn't a collapse. Sesi São Paulo simply outlasted their hosts in the closing moments, capitalising on the home side's fatigue. Things came to a head when Ferro, having led at times, ran out of legs.
The result tightens the middle of the table. Three teams with similar records, separated by goal difference and recent momentum. Ferro will look to regroup quickly, while Sesi São Paulo moves forward with confidence. Cup football has its own rules, and this league is no different — consistency matters more than any single game.
