As always forthright, striker Adriano didn't mince words when analyzing Flamengo's performance after the 3-3 draw against Olaria on Wednesday night. The Emperor acknowledged that the team didn't show its quality and fell short of playing the football everyone expects from the reigning Brazilian champion. For the number 10, who scored the first goal for Flamengo in the match, there's an explanation for this: a lack of concentration.

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Throughout the week, especially after the dramatic comeback against Fluminense, there was much talk about maintaining the same level of seriousness and spirit from the second half of that match in Wednesday's match against Olaria. However, for the Emperor, that didn't happen.

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"I think there was a lack of concentration. We could have played much better than we did. To tell the truth, we even deserved to lose the game. But we have to work hard, keep our heads up, keep our feet on the ground, and bounce back in the next matches. We need to be humble to improve against Boavista and secure first place in the group," said Adriano.

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Defender Ronaldo Angelim once again addressed the team's high number of goals conceded. One of the key players in the red-and-black defense, he admitted the defense failed in Wednesday's match and hopes that changes going forward.

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"We were aware that, up until the Fla-Flu match, we conceded goals, but it wasn't because of our mistakes. But today was different. We knew their team had capable players, and we made mistakes, and we ended up conceding three goals that cost us two points," he lamented.

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Bruno agrees with Adriano. According to him, it was Olaria's night, but at least Flamengo secured this important point for qualification to the semifinals.

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"Our team fought, but unfortunately today was Olaria's day. Patience. It's important for people to know that our goal is to qualify. So it was a very important point for what the team showed. It could have been worse. Olaria came out on top, exploited the counterattacks... That's their merit," he concluded.