Even with the responsibility of wearing the number 9 shirt and succeeding Adriano and Vagner Love in the Flamengo attack, Val Baiano is not nervous. On the eve of his second game as a starter for Flamengo, the striker can't wait to score a goal, but guarantees that he is calm to face Corinthians this Sunday (08.08) at Pacaembu.

The experienced striker is accustomed to the pressure from the fans. After all, a center forward thrives on goals, and he wants to score the most this weekend.

"I'm quite calm. I can't keep thinking that I haven't scored yet, especially since I've only been at Flamengo for a short time. Strikers are always expected to score goals," he said.

In a good mood, the player took the opportunity to reinforce that he is not in bad shape physically and remembered Ronaldo, Corinthians striker, to say that he is in good condition to help Flamengo.

"People don't understand and say I'm in bad shape physically. It's like what Ronaldo said, that with every goal he scores, he loses a kilo. But that's okay... Soon I want to be ten kilos lighter (laughs)," he added.

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