Flamengo's next challenge in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) will be against Limeira, a first-time semifinalist in the competition after winning the first playoff series in its history in the NBB, against Brasília. The duel will begin next Saturday at 16 pm (May 09.05th), at the Vô Lucato Gymnasium, in the interior of São Paulo. All semifinal matches will be broadcast live on SporTV channels.

With authority and led by Marquinhos,The Pride of the Nation easily beat São José. In the fifth game of the best-of-five quarter-final series, last Tuesday (May 05.05th), they secured their place in the semi-finals. For the seventh time in seven years, Flamengo is among the top four in the country's biggest basketball championship, and is the only team in the country's history to have reached every semi-final of the competition.