On Thursday night (9), Flamengo beat Estudiantes 89 to 75 and ended the semifinal stage of the South American League with a positive result at Tijuca Tênis Clube. The partial scores were 26 to 17, 15 to 19, 20 to 23 and 28 to 16.
Ronald Ramon, the game's standout, scored 19 points and dished out three assists. David Cubillan chipped in with 19 points and three assists. With 13 points and five assists each, JP Batista and Marquinhos also performed well in the match. Olivinha was the game's leading rebounder with eight.
After the match, coach José Neto commented on the red-and-black team's performance. "Several things we did during the competition, if we think back to the first round, will contribute greatly to this team's development. They are positive and negative lessons. We will use the negative things that happened to improve in the future. I have great faith in the character of these players. They absorbed a very tough blow quickly and showed all their character in a match that was very important. Their team came here to win and seek home court advantage in the final. It was a tough match, but the players made it their first of the rest of the season. If this is the case, the team learned its lesson very quickly," the coach analyzed.
The Mais Querido's next challenge will be on Tuesday (14), when Flamengo goes to São Paulo to face Paulistano in its debut in the New Basketball Brazil 10.
Ronald Ramon, the game's standout, scored 19 points and dished out three assists. David Cubillan chipped in with 19 points and three assists. With 13 points and five assists each, JP Batista and Marquinhos also performed well in the match. Olivinha was the game's leading rebounder with eight.
After the match, coach José Neto commented on the red-and-black team's performance. "Several things we did during the competition, if we think back to the first round, will contribute greatly to this team's development. They are positive and negative lessons. We will use the negative things that happened to improve in the future. I have great faith in the character of these players. They absorbed a very tough blow quickly and showed all their character in a match that was very important. Their team came here to win and seek home court advantage in the final. It was a tough match, but the players made it their first of the rest of the season. If this is the case, the team learned its lesson very quickly," the coach analyzed.
The Mais Querido's next challenge will be on Tuesday (14), when Flamengo goes to São Paulo to face Paulistano in its debut in the New Basketball Brazil 10.