On Saturday night (19), Flamengo drew 1-1 with Vasco at Maracanã and added another point in the Brazilian Championship. After the match, the boy Vinicius Junior spoke to the press in the mixed zone of the stadium and commented on the goal scored, lamenting the result in the classic.

In the second half, Vinicius ended up being replaced by Marlos and spoke about the change in coach Maurício Barbieri. "There are a lot of games, and there's always a strain. He (Barbieri) understood I needed to leave and made the right choice. Regardless of whether he takes me or anyone else off, we have to be happy for everyone's opportunities. The draw is very bad; we always want three points to maintain our lead. Now we'll change the lineup to play against River and have an excellent match there in Argentina to try to take the lead in the CONMEBOL Libertadores," said the number 20.

In the 13th minute, Vinicius cleverly capitalized on a rebound from the opposing goalkeeper to open the scoring at Maracanã. The goal in the derby marked his first in the stadium with the Sacred Mantle. "I read the play. Everton Ribeiro ended up hitting the ball really well, Martín Silva released it, and I ran into the goal," the youngster concluded.

Flamengo returns to the field next Wednesday (23), when they face River Plate, at 21:45 pm, at Monumental (ARG). The match is valid for the last round of the group stage of the Conmebol Libertadores and Mais Querido is fighting for the leadership.