After the activity that concluded the preparation of Mais Querido to face Nova Iguaçu this Saturday (04), Pará gave a press conference in the Victorino Chermont Press Room, at Ninho do Urubu. Among the various topics covered, the full-back spoke about the next challenge in the Campeonato Carioca, in addition to his satisfaction in wearing the Sacred Mantle.

Pará praised Rodinei and Mancuello, players who have been playing new roles on the field, also playing on the right flank. Finally, the number 21 commented on the new addition to the red-and-black attack, Colombian Berrío, whom he has already faced.

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We know it will be a tough game. Nova Iguaçu has a lot of seasoned players, so I think they'll make our lives quite difficult. They've been training for a long time, and we'll have practically a month of training now. But we're going there looking for the three points, which will be crucial to continuing our journey.

We know he's a very strong player. In the two opportunities Zé gave him to play alongside me, we tried to put the skills the coach asked of us on the field. We know there are many quality players in that position, but Rodinei is playing well. If the coach asks him to play that position again, I know we'll be able to handle it.

He's a very intelligent athlete. He's developing this role well. We try to communicate both on and off the field, and I give him a lot of guidance on marking, so he doesn't mark the opposing winger too close to me. I try to ask him to be patient when marking, because when I win the ball back, he's practically free. We resolve these details through conversation.

I'm very happy to be doing my job in the best possible way. Ever since I got the opportunity against Grêmio, I've tried to make the most of it. Since then, I've been on the rise, along with my teammates. I can only thank them for their support and the coach, who gives me complete freedom. I'm very happy here at the club. I hope that this year we can win important titles for Flamengo.

I've played against him when I was at Grêmio. We faced Atlético Nacional back then and I marked him. He's a very fast player, with a sprint very strong. Now that we've played together, I hope he can help us a lot. He's also an athlete who scores a lot of goals. We're very happy with this signing, as he's a very important player for the club.

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