After this afternoon's collective training session at the Ninho do Urubu Training Center, experienced defender Ronaldo Angelim praised the red-and-black team's run in the Brazilian Championship. According to the number 4, the Gávea team has been playing very confidently.

"The team played very well in these last two games. We played confidently and deserved the results. I hope we can maintain this good performance in these next two away matches. They will be very difficult games."

Angelim stated that Flamengo is fighting to reach the top of the table at the start of the competition.

"The ideal is to aim for first place now, since several teams are competing in the Copa do Brasil and the Libertadores. That's our goal: to reach the top soon. We have the team and the squad to achieve it."