After training on Monday afternoon (20), midfielder Márcio Araújo gave a press conference in the press room at CT George Helal, in Vargem Grande. Among other topics discussed, the athlete highlighted the improvement in the team's performances as the games went by and the squad's reaction power.

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We've been playing well and improving with each game. The team has been improving with each round, but we desperately need some results that we've been letting slip away. Over time, victories will come naturally. 

With such a large squad and so many quality players like ours, we need to be patient, always respecting the coach and coaching staff's decisions. Now I'm seizing my opportunity to continue the work.

I'll repeat what I said a few weeks ago: there are young players who come up through the youth ranks and manage to play good football in the professional team, and they are called "above average." This also applies to Professor Zé Ricardo. If he continues working this way, he has a bright future.

I think it comes from the confidence we gained as the games went on. We saw that, even after conceding the first goal, we were better in the match. That makes you believe more. When things aren't going so well, the effort required is much greater, but yesterday things just happened naturally, and we managed to get the result.