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Champion of the ‘Basketball Libertadores’ with Flamengo, Sergio Hernández posted a farewell message

After the failure in this year’s Basketball Champions League Americas, Flamengo fired coach Sergio ‘Oveja’ Hernández. The coach was seeking a second straight title in the competition after winning the sport’s ‘Libertadores’ in the previous season. On social media, the Argentine said goodbye to the Most Beloved.

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“My time at Flamengo has come to an end. That’s how sports are. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn’t. And when it doesn’t, decisions are made and they have to be respected. I leave at peace. I gave everything. I worked with desire, commitment, and the idea of helping the team grow. Thanks to the players, the staff, and everyone at the club. Flamengo is huge, you can feel that every day,” ‘Oveja’ began.

“I’ll be following what lies ahead, hoping the team finds a good version of itself in the playoffs and gets where everyone wants it to. And on a special day like today, Coaches’ Day in Argentina, I want to send my respect and affection to all the coaches in this wonderful sport. THANK YOU, FLAMENGO!,” he concluded.

SO, HOW DID SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ’S STINT AT FLAMENGO GO?

Signed by Flamengo in February 2025, Hernández replaced Gustavo de Conti, a multiple-title winner with the club. The Argentine coach led the team to the 2024/25 Basketball Champions League Americas title, beating Boca Juniors (ARG) in the final at Maracanãzinho.

However, this season the team had more lows than highs. In the NBB, Mengo finished the regular season only in fifth place. In the Champions League, heavy defeats to Boca and Nacional (URU) in the Final Four left Mengo in fourth place in the competition. In the Super 8 Cup, the Rubro-Negro were knocked out in the semifinals.

WHO REPLACED SERGIO HERNÁNDEZ, THEN?

For the NBB round of 16, Flamengo will have Fernando Pereira as head coach. The new coach made his debut on Wednesday (22), with a win over União Corinthians at Maracanãzinho in Game 1 of the playoff series. Now, Mengão will look for two away wins to seal qualification, on Saturday (25) and Monday (27).

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