After training held on Thursday morning (28), Willian Arão spoke to journalists in the press room at CT George Helal, in Vargem Grande. The midfielder commented on the arrival of Diego and other reinforcements for the team, further strengthening the squad. In addition, the number 5 spoke about the Mais Querido's campaign in the Brazilian Championship so far and about next Sunday's clash (31), against Coritiba.

Many reinforcements have arrived to our team, all of whom have excelled in the teams they've played for, and that's a positive thing. It further intensifies the healthy internal competition. It gives the coach even more options, and it forces the entire group to raise their performance level even further. We're finding our feet in the championship and improving with each match. Flamengo is the one who benefits from this.

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He's a technically great player. Everyone knows what he's done and what he can still do for football. We've welcomed him warmly and are certain he'll be a great addition to our squad. Diego is clearly an extrovert, and we're confident he'll be a great addition to our squad.

It's difficult to make an assessment. Our goal is to always be in first place, but we know how difficult the Brazilian Championship is. We ended up dropping some minor points, but we also gained some very important ones. It's difficult to make an assessment at this point. We're in sixth place, which puts us close to the front runners. We need to string together two or three consecutive wins to be even more of a contender at the top.

It's going to be a tough game. Everyone knows the Brasileirão is a fiercely competitive competition. We need to go out there and play well. We're going for the win to stay close to the top of the table and, eventually, catch the leaders.