After training on Tuesday (11), full-back Pará spoke to the press. In the press conference, he spoke about the next match, against Fluminense, and was emphatic in stating that the team has "nine decisions ahead" until the end of the Brazilian Championship.
Check out the main excerpts from the interview:
FLA x FLU
We're coming off several decisive matches. This is a regional derby, and we're ready to face it head-to-head with the support of our fans in Volta Redonda. We know football isn't won the day before; we have to work hard to be prepared on Thursday.
The classic in the first round
In the first half, we played a beautiful match, but we lost on a small margin. That's history now. Thursday will be a completely different game between two teams aiming for great things in the competition.
Final stretch of the Brazilian Championship
We know what we have to do. We have nine decisions ahead of us. We have to take it game by game, and Thursday's is crucial. By beating Fluminense, we can open up a good gap on them. We need focus and determination to put into practice what Zé Ricardo asks of us in training. That way, we can play a great match.