Cuberas hails Fluminense: “They rose to the occasion”

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·15 de enero de 2026

Cuberas hails Fluminense: “They rose to the occasion”

After Fluminense’s 2-1 victory over Madureira in their Carioca debut last Wednesday (14), assistant coach Maxi Cuberas spoke about the team’s performance in their first match of the year and commented on how the contributions of the new signings and young players were fundamental to the result.

Thank God we managed to win the match and, besides that, the result is always great for us, for the fans, and for us to keep growing. Victory always strengthens us. I think the team worked well, as you said. With Arana, with Jemmes, and other players with fewer minutes, as well as the youngsters. I’m happy about that, for the team. It was a match played with a lot of discipline, we controlled it from start to finish. We knew how to manage the different moments of the game and, thank God, we managed to win, which is always what we aim for,” said Cuberas.

Despite the few signings so far, the Argentine stated that the board and coaching staff are focusing on ensuring that the reinforcements help the squad in the best possible way and that management is keeping calm as they work to bring in new names as soon as possible.

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Regarding reinforcements, the coaching staff and the board are working on it. It’s not easy to bring in the players we want, so we have to be calm and patient. We’re focusing on making sure the reinforcements help the team compete at a high level. We’re confident that everyone will work so that the reinforcements arrive as quickly as possible,” said Maxi.

After the positive performance of players who didn’t have many chances in 2025, Cuberas stated that the performance of these athletes reached the level the team aspires to and emphasized that maintaining the work is essential to have an ideal performance in all four competitions of the season.

We’re happy for them, for everyone in general, for the youngsters too. Because these are opportunities, and today they rose to the level the team needed. I’m happy for them, we have to keep working. There are four championships in the season, everyone has to keep preparing so we can compete at a high level,” commented the coach.

Standing in for Luis Zubeldía in the first games of the year, Maxi said that the head coach is recovering well after undergoing angioplasty last week. The assistant also reported that Zubeldía will return to the doctor in the coming days and will receive new guidance on when he can return to the pitch.

Thank God he’s doing very well. Now the family has closed the door so he doesn’t go out (laughs). Thank God he’s well, the most important thing is that everything went well. He’s already in good condition. He’ll go back to the doctor in the next few days, the doctor will probably give him a little more time. But he’s already great. At any moment, we’ll have him back with us,” concluded Cuberas.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.