Romulo, Thiago Salles and Joel

Temperatures hovered around 10 degrees Celsius, rain, strong winds, and heavy fog. The unfavorable weather conditions forced Flamengo to train at the hotel where the delegation is staying in Caxias do Sul. The training session, initially scheduled for the Caxias field, had already been moved to the field of Catarinense, the local team. In the morning, however, the Flamengo coaching staff learned that the field where the training session was scheduled was unusable for any activity, forcing the players to exercise in a room at the hotel. "Bad weather always hinders work, but here in Caxias do Sul it's always been like that. I've never played a match here with good weather or sunshine. But that's not an excuse. We need to adapt to the situation and seek victory tomorrow." Our situation in the Brazilian Championship requires overcoming any obstacle," commented coach Joel Santana. One of the players most sought after since arriving in Caxias do Sul was midfielder Rômulo, who started playing in Juventude's youth teams. He acknowledged that tomorrow's match will be special. "I have a lot of affection for Juventude, for all the support I received at the beginning of my career, but now I only think about helping Flamengo. It's going to be a special match because my whole family will be at the stadium, and that makes me even more motivated," he stated.