Flamengo lost its first battle, but remains in the fight. Coach Rogério Lourenço has already defined his strategy and weapons to win the Santiago match against Universidad de Chile, on Thursday, at Santa Laura Stadium. According to him, the team, while it needs to push forward, cannot despair in its pursuit of a result.

"We'll go out on the field with a defined tactic. There's no point waiting to see how they'll play. There's no point going out desperately, looking for a goal right away. We have to have a pattern. That won't work. We know that if we score an early goal, it will even things up, and from there, we have to do our part and get the result. We have the ability to turn this game around," he said.

The red-black coach also did not want to get involved in the controversy over the statements made by the Chilean commander, Gerardo Pelusso, who criticized the attackers Adriano and Vagner Love.

"I don't think that's what will motivate us. We're already motivated to get a result. In football, things are resolved on the field. When the ball starts rolling, we'll see if that's true," said the coach.