On his first day on the job, coach Joel Santana paid special attention to striker Souza, whom he worked with at Vasco in 2002. The player made no secret of his admiration for the coach and said he was certain everyone would excel in the upcoming matches. "Joel is a coach who needs no introduction; he's been a champion wherever he's been and he's here to help us get out of this situation. I'm sure we'll play well again and we can't afford any more mistakes. Ideally, we should start turning this situation around against Santos on Sunday."