Fluminense v Sesc RJ Flamengo: Tricolor chase 30th Carioca title | OneFootball

Fluminense faces Sesc RJ Flamengo this Monday (13), at 8:30 p.m., at the Tijuca Tênis Clube, in the final of the Rio de Janeiro Women’s Volleyball Championship. The clash is worth the club’s 30th state title, which would further cement the team’s dominance in Rio volleyball. The teams are contesting the competition’s final for the sixth consecutive year.

Currently, Flu is the tournament’s most successful club with 29 trophies and takes the court as the defending champion. Flamengo, coached by Bernardinho, is aiming for its 20th state title and will have home-court advantage, a right earned for having the best campaign in the group stage.

Ariane is Fluminense’s top scorer in the group stage, followed by outside hitter Valdez and middle blocker Lays, with 51 and 49 points, respectively, rounding out Fluminense’s top-three scorers in the competition. The opposite hitter highlighted the balance between the two teams and the preparation for Monday’s final.

“Both teams strengthened their rosters, sought improvements, and the Carioca group stage showed that, with one win for each side by the same score. We’re committed, worked hard, reducing the number of errors we’d been making and intensifying what we do best so we can aim for a balanced match and, consequently, come away with the victory,” said the opposite hitter.

The match will be broadcast on Sportv2, and the final will have a single-fanbase crowd, per the competition’s regulations. This clash, marked by the “Fla-Flu” rivalry on the court as well, promises a technical and emotional battle, both from the teams and the fans.

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