The 2026 Club World Cup Group D will stage the second round of the focus game, and Chelsea will go to Lincoln Financial Field to challenge Flamengo of the Brazilian Serie A. Maresca said that his team will focus on tactical training and called on them to try their best to defeat their opponents.

In the first round of the group stage, Chelsea defeated Los Angeles FC 2-0 with goals from Pedro Neto and Enzo. It is worth mentioning that Chelsea's new signing Liam Delap contributed an assist in this game.

Chelsea coach Maresca said at a press conference, "We will try to prioritize what we think is most important, especially tactical content. This is because the volume of games and training is large, and as a player it is impossible to maintain 100% condition for a full 11 months. So, like in the morning after warm-up, we mainly focus on tactical execution."

As for how to deal with the scorching hot weather in the United States, Maresca said, "It's really not easy, especially playing in such high temperatures, which is one of the reasons why we rotate the lineup. Not only us, other teams also face the same challenge. But what is less favorable to us is that teams like Brazil may be more accustomed to playing in this kind of weather. But it doesn't matter, we will try our best to play well and win."

"Flamengo is a very good team and they play very exciting games. They have a lot of strong players and the coach, Filipe Luis, is a former Chelsea player who has played in Europe for many years, so I know him well."

Maresca also said, "The reason why they are so difficult to beat and perform well in the Brazilian Serie A is that they are well organized and very good. Like other Brazilian teams, they are full of technical talent and individual ability. We must play at our best to win the game."