Immediately after winning the Taça Rio title, coach Cuca assured that the order at Gávea is to maintain tranquility and concentration, aiming for the club's fifth state championship three-peat in history. According to the coach, the celebrations for winning the second round of the Campeonato Carioca are already a thing of the past.

"Everyone celebrated the title with their family. There was no party because we still have a final ahead of us. Now is the time to keep our feet on the ground and get back to working seriously for the finals, which will be extremely difficult."

Cuca believes in another very close match between the two teams.

"We have two more weeks ahead of us, and we're splitting the chance to be champions 50/50 with Botafogo."