Basquete Tricolor struggled, but could not overcome the absences and was defeated by Flamengo by 79 to 70 this Saturday, at the Tijuca Tênis Clube gymnasium, by the NBB. The highlights of the São Paulo team were Betinho (21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists), Túlio (12 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist) and Bennett (11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists).
São Paulo returns to the court on the 11th, to face Paulistano, at 8 pm, at the Antonio Prado Jr gym, for the penultimate round of the NBB.
São Paulo had many problems facing Flamengo. Center Tyrone is recovering from surgery on his right ankle; forward Marquinhos is in the transition period to return to play, after recovering from knee pain, forward Igor suffered a knee injury and forward Miller is recovering from pain in his calf. Even with the adversities, Bruno Mortari’s team fought until the end.
In the first quarter, the São Paulo team was better and won the period by 20 to 17. In the second quarter, Flamengo managed to rehabilitate itself and won by 20 to 14. On the way back to the break, Flamengo continued to improve and closed the third fourth by 23 to 12. And in the last stage, Tricolor managed to reduce the difference, won the period by 24 to 19, but did not avoid defeat.