Seeking to regain its footing in the New Basketball Brazil, Flamengo takes the court at 21 p.m. this Friday night to face Londrina at the Moringão Gymnasium in Paraná. The match will be broadcast live on SporTV and is seen by the red-and-black team as a great opportunity to erase the loss to Joinville in the last round. Both teams have the same record (66%) in the competition, making the match a battle between two direct competitors in the standings.

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If they want to achieve their goal of securing their third victory in the competition and continue dreaming of a third title, Rubro-Negro coach Paulo Chupeta knows that Rubro-Negro will have to overcome several challenges. The coach also praised the coach and the squad of this Friday's opponent and stated that he knows it won't be easy in Londrina.

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"We need to pay extra attention, as Londrina is young in the tournament, talented and has coach Ênio Vecchi, a strategist," warns the Mengão commander.

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Chupeta also recalls the marathon of games Flamengo has been playing over the past two weeks. They've played three in the South American League, and this will be their third in the New Basketball Brazil, along with a match in the Campeonato Carioca. Even so, the coach is confident his team will play well and prefers not to dwell on the negative result against Joinville.

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"Not to mention the wear and tear of the trip from Rio and the passion of the opposing fans. But we're prepared, especially because we weren't discouraged by the stumble against Joinville, who I consider one of the title contenders," he added.