Mais Querido is preparing for another year of many glories
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The Flamengo preparing for another season of Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) with the opening tournament of the 2024/2025 edition. The red and black team, known for its strong tradition in national basketball, will participate in the event that will be held for the first time before the official start of the competition. This initiative aims to increase the league's visibility and offer teams the opportunity to fine-tune their strategies before the start of the regular championship.
FlaBasquete, which has already held part of its pre-season in Spain, where it faced teams European teams in friendlies, sees the tournament as a chance to test their tactical evolution and the players' performance after this period of international preparation. The team faced challenges against high-level teams in European basketball, which served as an important laboratory for coach Gustavo De Conti, who seeks to adjust details in the red and black squad.
The NBB opening tournament is a new addition to the Brazilian basketball calendar. The initiative aims to promote competition and attract more attention to the sport, creating a climate of expectation among fans and increasing engagement before the start of the season. For Flamengo, this competition comes at an ideal time, allowing the team to gain rhythm in the game and put into practice the adjustments made during the pre-season.
Although the tournament is a short competition, without The same weight as an NBB title, it represents an opportunity for teams to measure their strengths and adapt to tactical and squad changes. Flamengo, as one of the main clubs in Brazil, it will enter the court seeking to maintain its hegemony on the national scene and show that it is ready to compete for another league title.
FlaBasquete's tour of Spain was a stage important part of the team's planning for the 2024/2025 season. Facing traditional teams in European basketball, Flamengo was able to test the physical resistance of its players, their ability to react in intense games and, above all, observe how the new reinforcements adapt to Gustavo De Conti's tactical scheme.
< One of the focuses of this preparation was to strengthen the defense, something that the red-and-black coach has already highlighted as a point of attention for the new cycle. Furthermore, the integration of younger players with veterans was another aspect worked on. The mix of experience and youth is one of Flamengo's bets for the season, and the international trip provided game situations that helped strengthen this dynamic.Rubro-negro was 0-0 with Peñarol
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In Montevideo, Flamengo was unable to reverse the result and was left in a 0-0 draw with Peñarol. Therefore, they are eliminated from the Copa Conmebol Libertadores, the first fall that Tite's team suffers in 2024. Shortly after the end of the match, defender Fabrício Bruno appeared dejected, apologized to the red and black fans and defined that the objective now is to win the remaining titles.
“We did great, we set a great pace, but unfortunately we didn't get the goal. It's about apologizing to the fans and moving forward with the season to win titles. It's difficult, Peñarol's team knows how to defend itself, Aguirre's teams are like that. Now we have to apologize to the fans”, said the defender.
With the elimination, Flamengo stops facing Botafogo in a possible semi-final and concentrates its forces on the Copa do Brasil, where it is in the semi-final and will have the Corinthians as opponent. Flamengo's next challenge is in the Brazilian Championship. This is because the red and black team faces Athlético-PR, next Sunday, at 8:30 pm, at Maracanã.
Flamengo falls to Penarol in the Libertadores
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Flamengo faces a historic challenge when they fail to win the first game of a Libertadores knockout stage acting as home team. Throughout its participation in the tournament, the Rio club was eliminated every time it left the field in the first game, at home, without a victory.
This scenario began to emerge in 1993, when Flamengo faced São Paulo. On that occasion, the red-black team hosted Tricolor at Maracanã and were unable to do their homework, drawing 1-1. In the return match, played at Morumbi, Flamengo ended up defeated 2-0, bidding farewell to the tournament. at that stage.
After a long period without new eliminations in this situation, history repeated itself in 2010. The opponent at the time was the Universidad de Chile (LaU). Flamengo, then with a squad that generated great expectations, hosted the Chilean team at Maracanã and suffered a 3-2 defeat, complicating their chances of qualifying. In the second leg, in Santiago, they even won 2-1, but the result was not enough to reverse the disadvantage from the first game. Once again, the team fell by the wayside.
In 2018, it was Cruzeiro's turn to cross the path of Flamengo. In the round of 16 clash, Rubro-Negro was surprised at Maracanã, losing 2-0 to the team from Minas Gerais. Again, the mission proved arduous. In the second game, at Mineirão, Flamengo even looked for a goal and won 1-0, but the advantage built by Cruzeiro in the first duel guaranteed the Minas Gerais classification.
The last chapter of this negative retrospective occurred in 2024 edition, when Flamengo faced Peñarol. Once again, the Rio club failed to secure a positive result at Maracanã. The match ended with a 2-1 defeat. In Uruguay, history repeated itself: Flamengo fought, but were unable to reverse the score and were defeated 1-0, ending their campaign in the tournament.
These eliminations show a pattern that has become a true "ghost" for the team in Libertadores eliminatory clashes. The lack of a victory in the first leg at home ends up putting extra pressure on the squad, which needs to seek a positive result away from home. Although Flamengo has the players and structure to overcome these challenges, its history works against it, highlighting the difficulty of reversing disadvantages in high-level competitions.
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