On Saturday night (10), Flamengo lost to Macaé 1-0, at the Moacyrzão stadium, in a duel valid for the Taça Rio. After the match, midfielder Willian Arão, who was undergoing treatment with the medical department at the beginning of the season, spoke about his first full match of the year, in addition to evaluating the result of the game.

"I'm very happy to be able to play again. It was my first injury in my career, and I was a little sad. I've been coming back little by little, and it's good to play throughout the match. It's important to participate. I was able to move around in the first half and create some plays. In the second half, we ended up conceding a goal, and that made things difficult," said Arão.

When asked about Paulo César Carpegiani's instructions for this match, the player commented on the coach's requests and his performance. "I'm a defensive midfielder by trade, so he asked for a lot of marking, passing the ball out, movement, and some infiltration. But above all, filling in the middle, marking, and I think I managed to do that, especially in the first half. In the second half, we changed things up a bit, but I think I managed to play a good role," he analyzed.

"We have to play well, dominate the matches. Sometimes we won't be able to, but we always have to do our best. What matters in the end is the result. In our minds, we need to dominate every match and come out victorious," he added.

Mais Querido returns to the field next Wednesday (14), when it faces Emelec in Ecuador in the second round of the Conmebol Libertadores.