After this afternoon's physical and technical training session at Gávea, Rubro-Negro manager Andrade did not confirm the starting lineup for Wednesday's match against Goiás at Serra Dourada. The coach will be without Juan, Emerson, and Toró, who were ruled out by the medical department.

"I'm still going to consider the best formation for the team. We'll miss Toró terribly. We don't have a player with his characteristics on the roster, and we'll have to find another way to play. We benefit from Airton's return and Denis Marques' release, but we won't be able to count on Juan and Emerson again. There's a strong possibility that Denis Marques will start, but I'll only decide on Wednesday."

Andrade was full of praise for Serbian Petkovic, who was one of Flamengo's standout performers in yesterday's draw against Náutico.

"Pet is one of the options we have. He came into the game very well and created our team's best chances. His quality is unquestionable. He changed the face of the game and significantly improved our team's creativity."