Léo Ortiz on fitness, and battle with Palmeiras for the Brasileirão | OneFootball

But it’s about taking it game by game, literally like a final. Sometimes we say that and it sounds like a cliché, but that really is what we have to deal with in the Brasileirão,” the defender told Flamengo TV, before adding: “We have to face every game like a final, because every match matters (…) if you miss the chance to close the gap, sometimes it doesn’t come again,” said the center back during the mid-season training camp in Portugal.

“Ah, I’m getting better, recovering well. I think that’s what matters most. Unfortunately I picked up the injury, but maybe fortunately it happened at a calmer point in the season, during the break, in the last game, so this break has also given me time to recover properly,” said the No. 3, who added: “It was the first muscle injury of my career. So I think that also says a little about how much I take care of myself, especially in recent years here at Flamengo, with the level of demands placed on us,” the defender explained, before concluding: “So this time and this more conservative treatment helped me get through all of that, and now start this return in the best possible way,” the player told journalist Dani Boaventura.

“She slips off the diet sometimes, but she has always taken very good care of herself, and she also likes eating well. So the chef helps her too and spoils her at home sometimes,” the player said.

“So I want to try to pass that dedication on to Serena. I think about that a lot, and it gives me huge motivation. I used to see Nina with me on the pitches and how her eyes would light up being there with me in those special moments,” said the center back, who added: “Now, being able to have my daughter follow all this motivates me a lot to achieve many things, so she can watch me play for Flamengo at the Maracanã. So I’m really looking forward to it. I think it’s going to be very special, and it’s extra motivation,” said the No. 3.

“I think I’m more prepared for the schedule, I think. But for sure, now that I’m going back to Rio, I’m also going to start preparing in other ways, maybe take some parenting courses so I can be as ready as possible,” the player joked, before adding: “But we know you’re never 100% ready. Some things only come with practice, and this Léo with a dad skin will be built over time and through experience, right? But I’m really excited too about becoming that super dad,” he said.

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