It's tough, but not impossible. Flamengo needs to overturn a two-nil deficit in the NBB semifinal series against Mogi, starting Monday at home. Game 3 will be at Arena Carioca, and a loss would bury the dream of a sixth championship. But for the Pride of the Nation, defeat isn't even on the players' minds. Much less José Neto's.

The team's coach acknowledged that Flamengo's performance was unsatisfactory. With a two-point percentage significantly lower than their rivals, Flamengo was unable to equalize the match. The problem from Game 1 repeated itself tonight, and according to Neto, a victory in Game XNUMX depends on correcting this diagnosis. 

"Their performance was very high. We need to change that, change the way we want to run the game. We have to run the game, and we'll be able to change that when we play with more intensity and demand more from their team," said Neto. Another factor that could have hindered Flamengo was their eagerness to decide the game, but according to the coach, that didn't happen this Friday. 

"EI don't think anxiety weighed on me. That wasn't it. We're talking about a very experienced team. Now it's time to focus on the next game and try to turn the score around at home. Mogi's defense is very well positioned and is taking our team out of our style of play. We are experiencing low efficiency and low efficiency. They are taking advantage of this and scoring", he explained.

When asked about the motivation needed to recover the result, Neto was simple and direct. The ultimate goal itself is the motivation the team needs to move forward. 

"The motivation is to stay alive in the championship and take the first step towards what we want, which is qualification," concluded the coach.  

Flamengo will train this Sunday behind closed doors to the press. 

The basketball teams of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo receive funding from their sponsors – thinkseg, 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.