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After Thursday's canceled trip, yesterday's flight delay, and a major traffic jam that left the delegation stuck on the road to Atibaia for an hour, Flamengo's players finally found the peace they needed for their final training session before tomorrow's match against Corinthians at Brinco de Ouro in Campinas. After the training session, the players delighted several children, who got autographs from all the players, kicked the ball around with Leonardo Moura, and called penalties for Bruno. The festive atmosphere didn't take away from the players' certainty that Flamengo's mission tomorrow will be one of the most difficult.

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"I was talking to my teammates and I said exactly that. If this suffering we went through was to win the title, we'll want to suffer like this forever. Anything goes to keep this dream alive. It's a game that defines our lives, and we'll muster all our strength to achieve the best possible result," commented the number 2.

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Leonardo Moura is betting that the mission will be one of the most difficult, even though Corinthians has already qualified for the Libertadores and no longer has a chance of winning the title.

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"They want to close the year strong and will face Flamengo, a traditional rival. They certainly won't want to let it go unpunished. But we need to be more motivated than them, because we're aiming for something better in the competition," Leo Moura recalled, lamenting Adriano's absence. "We lost a great player and a friend in the training camp. He makes a difference, but we'll give our all, also to dedicate the victory to him."