Corinthians host CBB talks on Brazil basketball at Wlamir Marques

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·8 November 2025

Corinthians host CBB talks on Brazil basketball at Wlamir Marques

By Daniel Keppler / Central do Timão Editorial Team

The Wlamir Marques Gymnasium has been chosen to host the Brazilian Basketball Team's match against Chile for the 2027 World Cup Qualifiers in Qatar. Last Thursday (6th), the president of the Brazilian Basketball Confederation (CBB), Marcelo Sena, visited Corinthians to discuss the operational details of the event, which will take place on the next 30th at 8 PM (Brasília time).

Sena was welcomed by the manager of the Timão basketball department, Gustavo Freitas, known as "Montanha". The meeting, which also aimed to strengthen the institutional partnership between the CBB and Corinthians, was attended by the confederation's CEO André Alves, technical director Bruno Valentin, and legal director Marcel Camilo. Representing the Alvinegro, the manager of terrestrial sports Roberto Toledo was also present.

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The visit held special symbolic value for Sena, who played for Corinthians and was part of the team that won the São Paulo championship in 1985, the last year Timão won the state title in the sport. It is worth noting that in the current season, the team only reached the quarterfinals, being eliminated by Pinheiros.

Corinthians has recently been contributing to the national basketball teams. Guard Elinho and center Lucas Cauê were mentioned in coach Aleksandar Petrovic's call-ups. Additionally, this year center Gabriel Novaes was a champion with Brazil at the World University Games.

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