Flamengo ended its participation in the Avianca Cup this Tuesday (31) with the aim of preparing the team for the semifinal stage of the South American League, which takes place between November 7th and 9th at the Tijuca Tênis Clube gymnasium. One of the players with the most court time in the friendlies in Belo Horizonte, point guard Ronald Ramon took stock of the game against Vitória, which ended 98x87 for Mais Querido.

"We played better defensively than in the other games. I think we moved the ball offensively, but our defense was what gave us today's results. I think we could improve between the first game and today. You can see that we improved defensively, especially. We have to continue with our goal, which is the South American League. Now it's time to go back, keep working, and focus on finishing first," said Gávea's number 14.

Ramon finished his performance tonight with 33,1 minutes on the court, the most active player against the Bahian team. With 12 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists, the Dominican has his sights set on next week's semifinal, with the nation in attendance at the Tijuca Tennis Club gymnasium.

"We know we'll be playing at home. We fought hard for this in the first phase and we won. Now it's time to play at home. We know the fans will be with us, will fill Tijuca and will help us achieve our goal," he concluded.