Another trophy for Mengão's gallery! This Sunday (28), FlaBasquete took to the court in the Under-13 category for the decisive clash of the Rio de Janeiro Cup. The final phase, which featured the participation of Central and ABIG, was decided against the Niteroi team, and with a positive outcome for Rubro-Negro: a 43x28 ​​victory and another title in the bag. 

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After finishing fifth in the final standings of the State Championship, Flamengo automatically qualified for the Rio de Janeiro Cup. In four matches, Flamengo secured four wins, sealing the title. Nelson Mourão, the club's coach, spoke about the achievement and emphasized the importance of learning from the season. 

"It's always great to be a champion. Our ultimate goal is always to develop the athlete. Our team is very young, most of the boys started competing this year, it was a year of a lot of learning. Even though we weren't able to reach the top of the final classification, we evolved a lot and we deserved to achieve this title. The boys dedicated themselves a lot and I can only thank them for another journey", said the coach. 

The basketball teams of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo receive funding from their sponsors – thinkseg, AmBev, Rede D'or, IRB Brasil RE, CSN, Brasil Plural, and EY – via the Federal Incentive Law/Ministry of Sports (IR) and the State Incentive Law/Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat of Sports, Recreation, and Youth (Seelje), in addition to support from the Brazilian Club Committee (CBC) resulting from the decentralization of resources generated by the Pelé Law. The Anjo da Guarda Rubro-Negro Project, a personal tax transfer, benefits all Olympic sports of the Most Beloved.