First step taken! The Crias da Gávea won the first match of the finals of the Under-19 State Championship this Monday (12). In Laranjeiras, at the Fluminense gymnasium, the Mais Querido beat the tricolor by 68 to 56 and now has the advantage in the decisive best-of-three series.

One of the team's biggest standouts, power forward Ruan Miranda gave a brief analysis of the match.

"The game today was very close, the Fluminense team is very strong and things weren't going the way we wanted, but we gave our best until the end like fighters and came out with the victory", said the number 8, calling on the fans for the second game: "I want to call the Nation to watch on Fla TV"!

The duel that could give Flamengo the Rio title will be broadcast on the channel starting at 17 pm. The match takes place at the Maracanãzinho gymnasium, also the venue for the adult State Championship win at the beginning of October. Last Sunday (13), the Crias da Gávea played the LSB semifinal and secured their place in another final by beating Jacarepaguá 79 to 48. The team led by coach Rodrigo Leonardo will face Municipal on the 20th, with no time yet set.