On Monday afternoon (25), the FlaBasquete kids started the LDB with the right foot - or hand! Mengão entered the court at the Waltercides Borges de Sá gym (G3), at Praia Clube, in Uberlândia, and beat Minas by 71 to 56.

Leoni led all scorers with 15 points. Rafael Rachel, the only player on the roster over 19, achieved a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds, a feat also achieved by Emanuel, who had 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Flamengo will compete in the tournament with a younger team, U-19, with the aim of gaining experience and preparing for the rest of the State Championship and, mainly, for the Brazilian Interclub Championship in the category.

The basketball teams of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo rely on resources from their sponsors – BRB, MOSS, TIM, ABC da Construção, PixBet, AmBev, Rede D'or, IRB Brasil RE, CSN, Brasil Plural, EY – via the Federal Incentive Law/Ministry of Sports (IR) and the State Incentive Law/State Secretariat of Sports, Leisure and Youth (Seelje) of Rio de Janeiro, in addition to support from the Brazilian Club Committee (CBC).