Flamengo held remote training at the George Helal Training Center on Monday morning, including the players who played in Sunday's 2-0 victory over Sport. In preparation for Wednesday's match against Chapecoense in the Round of XNUMX of the Copa CONMEBOL Sudamericana, the team had no rest. After training in the gym, the team went to the field and, at the end, practiced penalty kicks. Flamengo only needs a simple victory. In the event of a goalless draw, the match will be decided by penalties. In the event of a goalless draw, Chapecoense will advance. 

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After training, defender Rhodolfo spoke to the press in the Victorino Chermont room, at Ninho do Urubu, where he discussed the last match, the next match and the situation of goalkeeper Muralha, who had massive support from the fans present at the stadium. 

Our team adopted a different approach for this game. We had a discussion during the week to see what we could improve. Everyone helped each other a lot in this last match. We weren't as good in the second half, but we managed to set a good pace. We have to maintain this drive and determination for the match against Chapecoense on Wednesday.

Our focus, first and foremost, has to be on Chapecoense. Coach Reinaldo Rueda always previews the upcoming opponent's games and trains accordingly. But Flamengo has its own unique characteristics: it has high-quality players, and wherever Flamengo goes, it has to go to win.

We're trying to put his teachings into practice in training. We talk a lot with the players, but it's also difficult to maintain the standard because he requires a lot of team changes. This September is crucial for us, with many important games, so we have to focus on each match. Against Botafogo, it was one team, against Chapecoense, it was another, and yesterday, it was a third. Flamengo has a very high-quality group that can handle the job, but some players are lacking in rhythm, so it's not so easy. But the team is performing very well, and we have a lot to improve with the coach's work.

We talked a lot with Muralha this weekend, and he knows the group has a lot of confidence in him. He's a quality player who made it to the Brazilian national team, so it's no surprise. He needs to regain some of the confidence he had before, but the entire group is behind him. The fans were also instrumental in chanting his name, which provides motivation. We're very happy with the support from the fans.

If we say we're not thinking about the final (of the Copa do Brasil), we'd be lying. There's always something on our minds. But at Flamengo, every game is very important. We're very focused on the match against Chapecoense. They played Grêmio in Porto Alegre and won. They're an excellent team, with great players, so the focus is entirely on them. Flamengo needs to enter with the same attitude they had against Sport, because every game now is like a final.