While there's still uncertainty in soccer over whether the Copa Libertadores match between Flamengo and Universidad de Chile will go ahead at Maracanã Stadium, another South American basketball match has been postponed. Flamengo were scheduled to face Juventud Sionista at the ASCEB gymnasium in Brasília, but heavy rain in the capital caused leaks on the court. The match was therefore interrupted.

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The match was stopped for over an hour, and then the Brazilian and Argentine leagues decided to postpone the match. The duel continues this Wednesday at 18 p.m., and Brasília and Libertad will play at 19:40 p.m. The winners will play in the tournament final on Thursday. It's worth noting that the match was moved to ASCEB at the request of the Argentines, who didn't want to play on the rubber floor of the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium.

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The star of the match, which started nearly 15 minutes late, was point guard Hélio. The number 5 led the red-and-black team's strong performance against the Argentines in the first quarter, which ended with Flamengo ahead: 27 to 21. He continued his strong performance in the second quarter, with help from Duda. The team from Gávea extended the lead and went into the locker room leading by 12 points: 50 to 38.

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But coach Paulo Chupeta's team couldn't keep up the pace in the second half. The Argentines fought back and cut Flamengo's lead to just four points. However, heavy rain interrupted the match before the end of the third quarter, when the score was 66-62, with 16 points from Heio and 14 from Duda. Before stopping play, the teams no longer had an electronic scoreboard in the gymnasium. The points were announced over a microphone.

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"It's unfortunate that an international championship is being played without adequate infrastructure. The city's two courts had leaks and there was no electronic scoreboard. The rain stopped, but finishing the game without an electronic scoreboard was complicated," lamented Arnaldo Szpiro, head of the red-and-black delegation.