With three wins in the Campeonato Carioca, Flamengo is the isolated leader of Group A. Despite the good performances, coach Joel Santana believes in a complicated game against Macaé, tomorrow (29/01), at Maracanã.

"They're one of the good teams in this Campeonato Carioca. They managed two draws playing away from home, one against Fluminense at Maracanã. They have a coach whose work philosophy I know. We have to show a lot of respect and play a perfect match to get another positive result. With the victory, our position in the group will improve very much."

For the match against Macaé, the coach will be able to count on another reinforcement, five-time World Champion Kleberson. Joel declined to confirm the midfielder's starting lineup.

- "We'll resolve this in training. He's training with the rest of the squad, but I don't know if he'll start. Kleberson is a very dynamic player and has impressive technical skills. The only problem is that he hasn't played a match since April, so we have to talk to the coaching staff to see what's best for the team and the player."

After this morning's training session at Gávea, the red-black commander spoke about the call-up of right-back Léo Moura.

- "It's a well-deserved call-up, as he's been maintaining impressive consistency. Léo is an intelligent player, and he's already mature enough to wear the Brazilian National Team shirt. I'm sure he'll do well, as he's a modern player who knows how to attack and defend very naturally," said the coach, who took the opportunity to ask for other Flamengo players in the National Team - "Now let's root for Bruno, Ibson, Jônatas...".\ \