Owner of the second great goal of the afternoon this Sunday (02), which closed the score of the victory of Mais Querido by 2-0 over São Paulo, Diego spoke to journalists in the mixed zone of Ilha do Urubu. This was the fourth triumph in the new red-black home in four matches played, with eleven goals scored and only one conceded. Considering the impressive record and another great performance by the team led by coach Zé Ricardo, the number 35 praises the team's growth moment, highlighting the importance of the Nation's support.

"The team is growing and making this stadium more and more our home. Wonderful atmosphere, once again. Fans showing up and helping us," he said, praising the team's performance afterwards. "Today, another great game. Happy for the goal, which undoubtedly demonstrates the quality of the team, of the players involved, which is the case of Paolo (Guerrero) and Everton Ribeiro, with a sweet pass. I think we have to create these opportunities more and more, diversity in our game, so that we can win. So far, we have done this very well and Flamengo only stands to gain from it," the star player analyzed.

Quick passing, intense movement, and high precision. A play that results, besides a lot of hard work, from the skill of each of the athletes involved, as Diego points out. "We've been training positioning and proximity. Now, how that will play out in the game is really about the creativity, quality, and talent of each player. The important thing is that we are occupying the right spaces to have those options. We did that very well today, and that's why we had so many opportunities," he explains.

The result keeps Flamengo in third place in the Brazilian Championship, just two points behind second-placed Grêmio. However, the focus is on the lead, which is currently held by Corinthians. Looking to climb to the top of the table, the midfielder praises the campaign carried out by the São Paulo team and advocates hard work to close the gap with the Corinthians side.

"They've had an excellent campaign so far, but without a doubt, we aim to reach the top. It will depend on our performance, I believe. We have the quality for it, but we need to focus on our performance. We have clear objectives and we will work with the confidence that we will achieve them all," says the number 35. "It's a balanced championship, we have a qualified team. What we need to do is create an automatic rhythm in our game, with or without the ball. New players have arrived and, for that, it takes time to reach a better level. At the moment, our focus is entirely on our performance and, naturally, the results will come," he concludes.

This Wednesday (05), Flamengo will go to Chile to make its debut in the Copa Sudamericana. The match will be played at the San Carlos de Apoquindo stadium, with the ball rolling from 21:45 pm.