Tomorrow is the opening day of the Libertadores! Defending champion Mengão will face Junior Barranquilla this Wednesday (04), at 21:30 pm (Brasília time), at the Metropolitan Stadium. In a press conference after the last training session in Colombia, goalkeeper Diego Alves spoke about the team's preparation and confirmed that Flamengo is focused on making another great competition.

"We continued our work, maintaining the base, with reinforcements. Every year, with the victories, everything gets more difficult. We have to do what the coach asks. We will continue on this path. We always think about the next match," he emphasizes.

The number 1 spoke about the opposing team, which has some well-known players, such as Borja and Teo Gutiérrez. 

"The coach knows Teo well, he coached him at Sporting. We need a lot of attention. We know Borja better because he played closer to home. Knowing him, we know we have to mark him closely. The coach studies all the opponents and looks for solutions to make matches easier than they are. When we have to make decisions, we know our opponents," he states.