The most experienced player in Flamengo's current squad, Serbian Petkovic, celebrated his birthday this Thursday. After scoring the goal that gave Flamengo its third Rio de Janeiro championship in 2001, the supporter stated after this afternoon's training session that a victory over Sport on Saturday would be a great gift for him.

"The important thing is to reach 37 healthy and happy. I'm a fulfilled guy, having played on three continents and for great teams. I can still practice my profession at 37, and that's very important. I've had great successes in my career, as well as defeats. But I've had more successes than defeats, which makes me even happier. I hope to win a victory on Saturday. It would be great," said the number 43.