Flamengo forward Ronaldinho has told the club's supporters to expect the team to turn things around after a poor start to 2012.

The former AC Milan star, whose side were eliminated from the group stages of the Copa Libertadores last month, insists that he and his teammates will set things straight ahead of the new Campeonato Brasileiro campaign.

"You can expect a different Flamengo," he told TV Fla.

"We did well last season, we achieved our objective of putting Flamengo in the Libertadores and great expectations were generated. We ended up disappointing and disappointed.

"The second half of the season is here to turn things around."

Flamengo face Sport Recife tomorrow in the first game of the league campaign.