Flamengo's squad is already hard at work in the first few days of its preseason, which aims to prepare the team for the second half of this year. Aware of the importance of making the most of this training period, the players say this is truly the time to sweat it out, thinking about the future.

Midfielder Vinícius Pacheco praised the work being done by the coaching staff and highlighted the importance of the group assimilating these activities well to recover their ideal physical condition.

"You can sweat a lot. These past few days have been great. We've been out for ten days, so we need to work hard to get back to our best condition. We always lose some of our physical condition, and it's crucial that we start getting back into this rhythm quickly. That's the only way we'll get to the front. I think this offseason is very worthwhile," he said.

Defender David agrees. According to him, this is truly the time to dedicate yourself fully to reap the rewards throughout the season.

"Now is the time to sweat it out. We have to work hard and make up for the time we had off. We were off training for a few days, and now we have to try to improve everyone's physical condition so we're all ready when the Brazilian Championship resumes. I believe these days are crucial. This time in Itu will be good; we'll be closer together, fully focused, and that will definitely help," he noted.

Flamengo has three more days of training at Ninho do Urubu, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and on Monday they travel to Itu, where they will carry out the second part of their preseason.