In the victory against Botafogo, a second-round match of the Avicanca Cup, the club's captain, Marcelinho Machado, was one of the game's top scorers, with eleven points and four assists. More than anyone, the Mais Querido idol knows how difficult it is for the Nação Rubro-Negra to digest a defeat, and the number 4 jersey further motivated the squad for a comeback in the Rio derby.
After the competition resumed, Marcelinho spoke about the importance of getting back to winning ways, even in a friendly tournament.
"In the match against Minas, until the third quarter our team was controlling the pace of the match, and in the last quarter we conceded 36 points. We talked a lot, and I think this is really the time for this; this is the tournament for this to happen. The red-and-black DNA speaks louder, we can't come back from a defeat and go into it like it's just any game. We have to look to win and get back to winning ways, because regardless of it being a friendly tournament, we have to get used to winning," the captain emphasized.
After the competition resumed, Marcelinho spoke about the importance of getting back to winning ways, even in a friendly tournament.
"In the match against Minas, until the third quarter our team was controlling the pace of the match, and in the last quarter we conceded 36 points. We talked a lot, and I think this is really the time for this; this is the tournament for this to happen. The red-and-black DNA speaks louder, we can't come back from a defeat and go into it like it's just any game. We have to look to win and get back to winning ways, because regardless of it being a friendly tournament, we have to get used to winning," the captain emphasized.
The basketball teams of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo receive funding from their sponsors – Estácio, 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.