At this afternoon's training session at Gávea, the big surprise was Marcinho's presence in the starting lineup, replacing Diego Tardelli. With a strong performance, the player left coach Joel Santana with a question mark, and he will only confirm his starting lineup moments before the match.

- "I still don't know if I'll start playing. If I do, I'll try to do what Joel asked, which is to play with a lot of speed, always getting to the attackers, but not forgetting to help with marking."

The player highlighted the importance of the game for the red-black season.

- "Since last year, Flamengo has been thinking about the Libertadores. We have a decisive game ahead, and we can't think of any other result than victory. The fans can be sure that we're going with great determination in search of a positive result."