Flamengo defeats União Corinthians by 102-72 and takes the lead in the NBB Playoffs.
Mais Querido supported Negrete's great performance and gave no opportunity to his rival.
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Flamengo achieved an important victory in the first match of the NBB Playoffs. The team "Mais Querido" (El Más Querido) defeated União Corinthians by 102-72 this quarter at Maracanãzinho, taking the lead in the round of 16 series.
One of the most outstanding moments was the performance of the Argentine escort Alex Negrete, who scored 30 points and was the party's top scorer. In addition, he scored 11 rebounds and four assists.
Flamengo and União Corinthians will face each other again this Saturday at 18:00 in Santa Cruz do Sul in the eliminatory return party. The meeting will be broadcast on FlamengoTV. The flight party will also be played in Rio Grande do Sul. If União Corinthians wins one of the matches, the eliminatory will return to Río de Janeiro.
In addition to Negrete, Wesley also stood out, with 19 points, and Cummings, with 12. In terms of rebounds, Kayo and Doria also had a good performance with each new team. Finally, in assists, Baralle excelled with six.
The victory of the last two years marked the debut of coach Fernandinho in front of the team. Argentinian Sergio Hernández succeeds, who was removed after a poor performance in the Final Four of the BCLA.
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