Flamengo fulfilled the logic in Brazil
The local beat Valdivia 82-71 and debuted with all his people to remain as a comfortable leader of Group C. The Chileans lost their second consecutive game.
After the great triumph in Córdoba in the first window, Flamengo's debut came at home to his people. And the team led by Gustavo de Conti did not disappoint at all. The "Fla" beat Valdivia of Chile 82-71 and was the comfortable leader of Group C Basketball Champions League Americas, with two wins.
The match ended up being tighter than expected. It is that after the maximum of 19 that Flamengo took in 52-33, Valdivia began to play better, more liberated, and knew how to reach A more closed end. The Brazilians had their most regular player in Olivinha, with 17 points, 6 rebounds and one assist, plus the contribution of the 28 goals they combined between Zach Graham and Leonardo Demetrio (15 and 13, respectively).
The one who also had a good debut at the venue was the Dominican Eloy Camacho Vargas, who finished the game with 12 points and 9 rebounds. On the side of Valdivia, the best was seen with the Argentine duo of Ignacio Alessio and Nicolás Ferreyra, who combined 31 points, plus the contribution of 18 by Rashad Madden.
The local took full advantage of the losses of his rival and scored 22 points that way and made a big difference with the so many contributed the substitutes: 30 against 7 of those of Valdivia.
Flamengo was not intimidated by the final onslaught of the Chileans and closed it with the pair Olivinha and Graham, keys in the internal game. With this victory the Brazilians they reached two consecutive in Group C and were one step away from sealing the classification to the BCLA playoffs. Instead, Valdivia will have to win his two games at home to aim to get into the next phase.