After this afternoon's physical training session in Gávea, attacking midfielder Zé Roberto asked, in the press conference, that all the players in the squad forget the elimination in the Guanabara Cup and focus only on the red-black team's next challenge in the season, which will be against Ivinhema (MS), in the Copa do Brasil.

"Everyone was sad and disappointed with the elimination from the Guanabara Cup. We were shaken because no one expected it. No one prepares for defeat. But just because of one result, we're not going to throw away almost two months of work. We need to stay calm and keep working. Despairing now won't do any good. We need to forget what happened and work hard for our debut in the Copa do Brasil."