THE BALL WILL GO UP! FIND OUT EVERYTHING ABOUT THE GAME BETWEEN FLABASQUETE X MOGI DAS CRUZES ON NBB

Investing more and more in Olympic sports, Flamengo agreed to hire Argentine center Tayavek Gallizzi for the basketball team. The information was given by the profile Garrafão Rubro-Negro. Gallizzi has stood out in the Argentine League in recent seasons and is a fixture in his country's national team. The length of the contract was not revealed.

Born in Santa Fé, the pivot is 31 years old and was at Quilmes, in Argentina. The athlete is 2.06m tall and was also part of Argentina's campaign at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Gallizzi is a revelation from the Unión Progresista base and was a silver medalist at the Copa América in 2015. However, he won the gold at the Pan American Games in Lima, in 2019, in Peru.

In addition to Tayavek Gallizzi, Flamengo is also close to signing an American winger: Shaq Johnson, who played in the Minas in Brazilian basketball. Rubro-Negro is experiencing its first season without its idol Olivinha. The former pivot retired from the courts in June and received a beautiful tribute from Fla.

Goodbye de Olivinha was not what Flamengo fans expected. Rubro-Negro lost the series to Franca 3-1 and finished second in last season's NBB. However, nothing can erase the shine that Olivinha brought to the history of Flabasquete. Among the main achievements are: two Intercontinental Cups (2014 and 2022), one Champions League Americas (2020-21), one League of the Americas (2014) and six Brazilian Championships (2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015 -16, 2018-19 and 2020-21).

This past Tuesday (23), the Brazilian Basketball Confederation (CBB) released the list of 12 called up to represent Brazil at the Paris Olympics. Thus, with Didi Louzada, who played for Flamengo last season, and the trio of world champions with Flabasquete, Aleksandar Petrovic repeats the names that won the place in the pre-Olympics.

In addition to Didi Louzada, the team has Vítor Benite , Cristiano Felício and Yago Mateus. The first two defended Mais Querido and won two NBB (2014 and 2015), Liga das Américas (2014) and Mundial (2014). Furthermore, Yago also won NBB, BCLA and Intercontinental in Rubro-Negro recently.

Didi Louzada – Free Agent*

Yago Mateus – Estrela Vermelha-SRB

Vitor Benite – Free Agent

Cristiano Felício – Sendai 89ers-JPN

Marcelo Huertas – Tenerife-ESP

Raul Neto – Free Agent

George de Paula – SESI Franca

Léo Meindl – Tokyo-JPN

Guilherme Santos – Golden State Warriors -USA

Bruno Caboclo – Partizan Belgrade-SRB

João Marcelo “Mãozinha” – Free Agent

Lucas Dias – SESI Franca

It is worth remembering that Yago was doubt for the Olympics as he is recovering from injury. coach Petrovic even took point guards Edinho and Alexey for the preparation period thinking about the possibility of not having the ex-Flamengo player or Raul Neto, who was also injured, available. However, the pair recovered and are now together with the rest of the delegation in Paris.

The Brazilian Basketball Team debuts at the Olympics next Saturday ( 27), at 12:15 pm, against France. The team will also face Germany and Japan in the group stage and will try to win the gold medal.

The Argentine winger Martín Cuello will not continue at Flamengo. The player announced that his intention is to return to the Argentine National League or compete in the Uruguayan League, where he already played for Club Malvin in 2021.

Cuello, who is known by his nickname "Loku", arrived at Flamengo had high expectations, but his time at the Brazilian club was relatively short. With the red and black shirt, Cuello had good moments, but was unable to establish himself as one of the team's main players. The decision not to continue at Flamengo seems to be more related to his personal plans and the search for new opportunities in his career.

FLAMENGO IS RESCUED

Martín Cuello arrived at Flamengo as a promising reinforcement . The player, 1.92m tall, is known for his versatility on the court and ability to play both wing and point guard positions. His experience in South American leagues, including his time at Club Malvin in Uruguay, led to the expectation that he could add value to the Flamengo squad.

During his stay at Flamengo, Cuello participated in several competitions, including the NBB (New Basketball Brazil). However, he failed to stand out consistently and ended up not having the impact expected by the board and fans. Despite this, Cuello demonstrated professionalism and dedication, characteristics that are valued in the sporting world.