Flamengo beat Fluminense 1-0 at the Maracanã on Wednesday night (25), and took the lead in the quarter-finals of the Conmebol Sudamericana. With a solid defense and a lot of commitment on the field, the Mais Querido managed to stop the opponent's attempts. For Diego Alves, it was a performance that deserved highlighting.

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"The away goal in this competition is very important. Nothing is decided yet, we know how difficult it was to achieve this result and now we have another 90 minutes next week. We hope to repeat this game, which was a very physically demanding match. Flamengo gave their all on the field and we need to take advantage of that to continue this momentum," analyzed the goalkeeper.

During the match, it was possible to observe the constant conversation between the players, organizing positions and plays. "Communication is extremely important. On the field, many times we can't talk properly because of the noise. So it's important to always talk, warn, and pass messages to those who are further forward. Of course, there's all the work of the week; the player needs to know and be disciplined as well. In this match, we managed to show great defensive strength. Fluminense came forward in the second half, which is normal to try and get the equalizer. But I believe both teams got tired at the end, due to fatigue. Everyone deserves congratulations," he concluded.

A fundamental part of every match, the Flamengo fans dominated the Maracanã, celebrating the winning goal in the first half. For the goalkeeper, the support is essential. "We've made mistakes in the past, but I think it's important to make it clear that we need the fans at this moment. For us, it's also not good to keep dwelling on mistakes; we need to learn from them and move forward. This support from the stands is extremely important, as it will be on Saturday and next Wednesday. In this final stretch, when we have this unity between the fans and the players, despite everything that happened before, the team can pull away and we can have something good in the future. We really need this. We know how important they are," Diego Alves pleaded.