Diego was involved in both goals for the red-blacks that gave them a 2-1 victory over Botafogo on Sunday night (12), at Engenhão. The midfielder praised the result achieved, praising the team's performance in the triumph and the early qualification for the next phase.

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"The objective was achieved. Regardless of the players, we faced Botafogo, and also regardless of the team, we go in to win. That's what we did once again. The team played convincingly, and we achieved our first objective of the season, which was to qualify early," said the number 35, who is already looking ahead to the match against América-MG. "I leave very satisfied and now we'll prepare for the next game," he added.

The Most Beloved will face the Minas Gerais team this Thursday (16), for the Primeira Liga Cup. The match will be played at Bezerrão Stadium, in Brasília, with the ball rolling from 21:30 pm.