Elimination from the Copa Santander Libertadores da América obviously took its toll on Flamengo's players. But this defeat is now in the past for Flamengo. After all, next Sunday, the team returns to the field for the Brazilian Championship against Grêmio Prudente at the Maracanã stadium. And now the players are only interested in winning their second national championship.

For defender Ronaldo Angelim, the team can't afford to give up right now. Quite the opposite. The team must demonstrate its strength in the upcoming rounds of the Brasileirão.

"I hope we don't get discouraged. We have to lift our heads. Our reality now is the Brazilian Championship and we have to get out of this hangover as quickly as possible," said defender Ronaldo Angelim.

The player also analyzed the match against Universidad de Chile. According to him, the third goal conceded at Maracanã ended up being decisive in the elimination.

"We were one man up, we were going to start the second half and I'm sure we could have tied the game. But we conceded a goal the way we did and that ended up being a factor in our elimination," he concluded.