This Monday (09), FlaBmengo faces another challenge. Four-time NBB champion, the Pride of the Nation is fighting for its fifth title and, on its way to its fourth consecutive final, faces Mogi das Cruzes. The best-of-five series is tied and the Most Beloved has the chance to, at home, open up a 2-1 lead over its opponent.

Based on the two games so far, coach José Neto, accustomed to the playoff phase, analyzed this Monday's match.

"The way they play is very contact-based, with a very high intensity. We need to do what we did in the second game - withstand this intensity and play at an even higher intensity," he said.

For Neto, the red-and-black players know how they need to behave to overcome the semifinal.

"We have to make them less efficient, so that, even with the intensity they play, we have higher quality. Our team is prepared, we knew how to hold up in these games - largely due to our quality," he said.

Flamengo and Mogi face each other in the third game of the semifinal this Monday at 21 pm, at Tijuca Tênis Clube. Tickets for the duel are sold out

The Clube de Regatas do Flamengo adult basketball team relies on direct funding from its sponsors – SKY and Estácio – in addition to investments from Tim via the State Sports Incentive Law/State Secretariat for Sports, Leisure and Youth (ICMS).

* Under the supervision of Ricardo Taves