Suspended, Maldonado cheers on his teammates on Wednesday.
The midfielder believes that, regardless of who is selected, the Flamengo team will be well served.
By From the official website team - inMidfielder Maldonado is a significant loss for Flamengo in next Wednesday's (November 03.11rd) match against Ceará at Castelão. He knows he will be missed in coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo's system. The Chilean also regrets missing such an important match, but expresses confidence in the talent of his teammates. According to him, all potential candidates to enter the starting lineup have the quality to serve the Flamengo team well.
\This Monday (November 01.11st), the coach is expected to lead a tactical training session, where he will put his thoughts for the match into practice. Correa is the favorite to take the spot, but it remains to be seen whether the team will play with two or three forwards, whether Angelim and Welinton will continue to form the starting center-back pairing... But Maldonado believes that whatever the formation, Flamengo will take the field to win.
\"The team is growing, evolving at the right time. It's the final stretch of the competition, we've achieved good results, but we have to maintain this. We need to continue working hard, training and trying to get the wins in these last rounds. Vanderlei will do his best for the team and whoever is selected will certainly do well," he said.
\While his teammates are heading to Fortaleza later today, Maldonado will remain in Rio training to rejoin the team for the weekend's match against Atlético Paranaense. Until then, he promises hard work and dedication in his training sessions.
\"I'll have this extra time to work, I'll be training hard here so I can return to the team in good shape. The important thing is to help Flamengo get the wins," added the number 13.
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