Flamengo faces Club Deportivo Valdivia in the Champions League
Continental competition represents the former League of the Americas. The clash takes place this Friday (29), at Arena Carioca 1 (RJ)
By Raiana Monteiro - inClube de Regatas do Flamengo takes to the court for the Basketball Champions League Americas (BCLA) on Friday night (29) against Club Deportivo Valdivia, from Chile. The clash, valid for Group C of the Champions, which also includes Instituto (Argentina), will take place at Arena Carioca 1, in Rio de Janeiro, at 21:15 pm. DAZN will broadcast the clash. To subscribe to the streaming platform, click here.
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Point guard Deryk Ramos, a standout player in Flamengo's last NBB match against Botafogo, comments on the upcoming challenge:
"We know that every Champions League match will be very difficult, as it's an international competition and the level of the teams is high. Everyone wants the same thing as Flamengo: winning the title. This is one of our main goals for the season. We know that the next challenge is always the most important, so we have to focus all our energy on this match against Valdivia. I'm sure the nation will turn out to push our team toward another victory in the competition."
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Point guards: Franco Balbi, Deryk Ramos, Matheusinho and Pedro Nunes
Shooting Guards: Zach Graham
Wings: Marquinhos and Jhonatan Luz
Power forwards: Léo Demétrio, Leron Black, Olivinha
Pivots: Rafael Mineiro and Eloy Vargas
Flamengo's next Champions League fixtures:
13/12 - Valdivia x Flamengo - in Chile
20/12 - Flamengo x Instituto - in Brazil
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