Martinelli: Fluminense hungry for trophies, praises team spirit | OneFootball

Xerém's Protégé Believes Arrival of Key Reinforcements and Presence of Experienced Leaders Elevate Tricolor's Level for the 2026 Season

Midfielder Martinelli, one of the cornerstones of the midfield and a product of the club's youth academy, identified the arrival of new reinforcements as one of the key factors for the excellent phase Fluminense is experiencing in 2026. In the player's view, the integration of players like defender Jemmes, left-back Guilherme Arana, and forward Savarino has brought a renewed ambition to the locker room.

For the midfielder, these new names arrived at Laranjeiras with a "hunger" for achievements that has infected the group, raising the level of internal competitiveness. Martinelli believes that this desire for victories, combined with the technical quality of the newcomers, is crucial for Tricolor to continue evolving and win important titles throughout the year.

In addition to the positive impact of the signings, the midfielder also emphasized the importance of maintaining victorious references in the daily routine at CT Carlos Castilho. He mentioned the influence of experienced leaders, such as midfielder Ganso — a holdover from the historic 2023 Libertadores victory — as a key figure in guiding the younger players and maintaining the team's winning mentality in the pursuit of new trophies.

— I think some stayed from the last victories, but new people arrived with a great thirst for titles and talking about the Libertadores. It's every Brazilian football player's dream. We know it's a short-term competition, with the first goal being to qualify, then knockout rounds, different from the league format — and he continued:

— I think we need to have maturity, know how to play away, know how to play at home, where we are very strong. But some (players from the 2023 victory) were replaced and the main thing is that there are many people hungry for titles. Ganso says this daily before training starts: "let's win titles this year." That fuels us. And Felipe Melo always said (we need to): "dream, prophesy, and achieve." And we need to have that this year to bring great victories — he concluded.

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