With an eye on Botafogo, the red-black squad held another training session on Thursday afternoon (03), at Ninho do Urubu, aiming at the Rio de Janeiro classic against Botafogo, which will be held this Saturday (05), at 17 pm, at the Nilton Santos stadium. The clash is valid for the 24th round of the Brazilian Championship.

Coach Rogério Ceni led a technical and tactical session on the training ground. Striker Gabriel Barbosa continued to perform specific training under the guidance of the club's physical training team.

Currently, Flamengo occupies third place in the championship, behind only São Paulo and Atlético-MG.