Undefeated leader of the ninth edition of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), the Pride of the Nation returns to the court this Thursday night (1), at 20 pm, for the confrontation with Liga Sorocabana, at the Tijuca Tênis Clube gymnasium. For this night, a record and an individual duel between a Flamengo player and a former Flamengo player promise to give a special flavor to the match, valid for the seventh round of the qualifying phase.

Captain's record

Nine points separate Marcelinho Machado from the 10-point mark with the Sacred Mantle, counting all games with official referees in his career, including friendlies. For the captain who boasts impressive aim, the mission should be accomplished easily tonight.

Current four-time NBB champion, FlaBasquete defends its undefeated record and leadership in the competition in today's game. So far, they have four wins - the best starting campaign in the history of the championship since the 2012/2013 season, when José Neto's team racked up no less than 20 - twenty! - consecutive victories.

Leading and second in rebounds this NBB season, Flamengo's Olivinha and former Flamengo player Alexandre Paranhos face off tonight. While the number 16 of the Pride of the Nation, MVP of the Finals of the last edition of the tournament, is first in the ranking of this category, with an average of 12,8 per game, the number 24 of LSB, who defended the Sacred Mantle in the title of the Basketball Development League (LDB) in 2011, has an average of 10 rebounds per game.