After another important victory for the continuation of the Brazilian Championship, Zé Ricardo gave a press conference in the Mineirão press room. The coach still sees room for improvement in the team, but emphasized the importance of the victory against América-MG achieved this Wednesday (16) at Mineirão. Zé's focus remains on the title fight, but emphasized that the main focus should be on the red-blacks' own performances.

Fan club members can enjoy more Flamengo videos on FlaTV Nação Rubro-Negra, featuring exclusive interviews with the players! Click and feel the pride of being a fan club member.

We need to be vigilant. We still have mathematical title expectations. Our performance wasn't ideal, but we got the three points. We fought hard, dedicated ourselves for the entire ninety minutes, and that was crucial to breaking out of this four-game winless streak. We'll prepare to play better than the one we did today against Coritiba. We earned three important points, and I believe this victory can push us toward improvement.

We need to win every game, always thinking about the title. As for our opponents, they all have tough matches ahead. We're hoping for results that favor us. Palmeiras, Atlético-MG, and Santos also have tough matches ahead. Chapecoense showed today that they're still very much in the running. Tomorrow we'll rest and prepare to perform better in the next match.

I realized Éverton wouldn't last the entire game. At halftime, he signaled to the medical department that he could play for another 10, 15 minutes. In the second half, Fernandinho's performance also dropped a bit. We had other options, but I opted for Thiago. He's a player who's been training very well at Ninho do Urubu. He deservedly came on and had a great match. We held back a substitution until the end in case he got tired. Diego was exhausted, so we opted for extra protection with Cuéllar.

Éverton is a very versatile player, who helps in various areas during the match. He's extremely hard-working and has a strong connection with the club. His stats are also impressive; he can do a bit of everything. Today, it was noticeable that he felt the rhythm, as he's not yet at his best physically, but while he was playing well, he performed at his best. He was rewarded with the winning goal in an important match. We're happy he's back.

I'd rather not talk about next year because we still have the rest of the competition to focus on. There's still a lot to happen, and then we'll think about setting the goals that Flamengo dreams of. I'm happy here; I'm treated with great respect and affection at the club. In return, I remain focused on doing my best work, thinking about Flamengo 24/XNUMX.