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This Saturday (6), Sesc Flamengo will take to the court to face Osasco São Cristóvão Saúde in the first match of the best-of-three series of the Women's Superliga playoffs. The duel will take place at 9 pm, at the José Liberatti gym, in Osasco-SP, and will be broadcast live on the SporTV2 channel. The Rio de Janeiro team will try to get ahead against an opponent that had a better performance in the qualifying phase and will play two matches at home, in case the series needs a third game.
WHERE TO WATCH THE GAME BETWEEN SESC RJ FLAMENGO AND OSASCO IN THE SUPERLIGA
This Saturday's duel will be broadcast live on the SporTV2 channel, starting at 9 pm (Brasília time). The match promises to be balanced, with both teams looking to start the playoffs with an important victory.
With a positive record against their São Paulo rivals in the competition, Flamengo won both direct clashes in the regular phase. During the week, the team led by Bernardinho intensified training and studied Osasco's style of play to try to neutralize their main players.
Canadian setter Brie highlighted the team's progress throughout the season and assured that the team is ready for the competition. "We know the quality of the opponent, but we have a good plan and we are prepared to fight with everything," said the athlete.
OSASCO COUNTS ON FANS SUPPORT AND HOME FACTOR TO TAKE THE LEAD IN THE SERIES
With the third best campaign in the qualifying phase, Osasco will have the advantage of deciding the match at home if the series requires three games. Coach Luizomar's team is counting on the strength of its fans to put pressure on the Rio de Janeiro team and come out ahead in the playoffs. Outside hitter Tifanny highlighted the tradition of the duel between the two teams and the importance of setting the pace from the start. "We know the size of the challenge, but we are confident in our potential and in the support of the fans to seek a spot in the semifinals," said the player.
SECOND GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT MARACANÃZINHO; GAME 3, IF NECESSARY, WILL TAKE PLACE IN OSASCO
The second match of the series is scheduled for next Wednesday (10), at Maracanãzinho, in Rio de Janeiro. If each team wins a game, the decision of the third and final match will take place on April 11, again at the José Liberatti gymnasium, in Osasco. The winning team of the match advances to the semifinals of the Superliga and continues in the fight for the national title.
Recognition highlights the importance of the clubs' work in the social field, especially with children and teenagers from projects spread around the world
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On Saturday night, the 21st, Flamengo's Social Responsibility department was notably recognized with the AIDEP Social Impact Award during the FutEdu Summit 2025. The ceremony took place at the Hard Rock Café, in Curitiba, and brought together representatives of clubs and institutions that work with sports and social impact in South America.
Organized by the International Association for the Development of Sports and Parasports - AIDEP, the award is a recognition given to clubs and institutions that use football as a tool for social transformation.
The award highlighted Flamengo's Social Responsibility work as a reference in promoting opportunities for children and teenagers from socially vulnerable contexts, combining football with socio-emotional education, such as Jogaremos Juntos, Flamengo's social project, which includes 1,000 children and teenagers in eight communities in Rio and Baixada Fluminense, as well as other social initiatives of the club that have already impacted more than 200,000 people.
“Welcoming Flamengo to the FutEdu Summit is an immense honor. A club with so much history and relevance in Brazilian football inspires and further strengthens our commitment to education through sport,” said Diogo Netto, CEO of the FutEdu Summit.
The main objective of the Award is to recognize, value and encourage football schools and social projects that use sport as a tool for innovation, education and social transformation. It promotes visibility, strengthens good practices and establishes a standard of excellence in the sports-educational sector.
Mais Querido continues to restructure its current squad and will now have the reinforcement of the athlete, who was elected the best striker in the Turkish championship.
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Sesc Flamengo continues to restructure, with new players arriving and leaving. As such, Mais Querido has signed Simone Lee, a 28-year-old American who played last season for Megabox Vallefoglia-ITA.
Simone Lee 's signing has been rumored for some time. The athlete is 1.88m tall and also has a German volleyball background, enjoying the peak of her career last season. She was voted the best attacker in the 2023/24 Turkish Championship.
Throughout her career, Simone has won two German Championships, one Italian Championship, one German Cup and one Nations League for the United States. She was discovered by Pennsylvania State University and went to Europe in the 2017/18 season.
According to information from the "Garrafão Rubro-Negro" portal, Simone's husband, German winger Lukas Wank , may join Flabasquete. Lukas will come to accompany his wife, but will need to find a new club after leaving Germany.
Last season, Lukas played for the Wurzburg Baskets, playing in 13 games and averaging 2.3 points, 0.6 assists and 1.3 rebounds. Previously, he played for Oldenburg, Skyliners Frankfurt, Lowen Braunschweig, Niners Chemnitz, RheinStars Köln and Science City Jena.
The president of Mais Querido opened up about the moment the club was in after the departure of the former management at the beginning of the year
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Luiz Eduardo Baptista took over as president of Flamengo in January, after winning the red-black elections at the end of 2024. Thus, the leader of Mais Querido gave a quick interview to the press present in the United States and exposed the financial reality that the club found after the end of Rodolfo Landim's management.
Flamengo had money for two days, so Flamengo had a good economic situation, but a bad financial situation", highlighted Bap.
He continued: "If Flamengo were a company earning R$1.5 billion per year, it would have to have around R$300, R$400 million in cash. That's how you run a company. No one runs a large company with less than 3, 4 months of cash in hand. Like that guy who has furniture, furnishings, but no money in the bank. He had no liquidity," revealed Bap.
It is worth remembering that Flamengo released the annual report with the audited financial statements for the 2024 fiscal year. The balance sheet even showed record revenue of R$1.3 billion, but also indicated a 581% increase in net operating debt, which went from R$48 million to R$327 million, and a deficit of R$734 thousand.
Finding itself in a delicate financial situation, Flamengo 's focus at the beginning of the year was to increase its cash flow. Thus, with the non-renewal of David Luiz and Gabigol's contracts, the Rubro-Negro made room in the monthly payroll. In addition, the Rubro-Negro agreed to sell Fabrício Bruno to Cruzeiro for R$44 million.
So, while Bap continues trying to recover Flamengo financially, the red-black squad focuses on the next commitment in the Club World Cup. Rubro-Negro returns to the field this Tuesday (24), at 10 pm (Brasília time), for the match against Los Angeles FC.