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What did Léo Ortiz, Flamengo defender, say about Oscar Schmidt?

Defender Léo Ortiz is an outspoken basketball fan. So, after Flamengo’s 2-0 win over Bahia, the number 3 made a point of heaping praise on Oscar Schmidt, an icon of Brazilian sports, who passed away on Friday (17).

— Oscar is an icon of Brazilian and world sports, even without having played in the NBA. It’s very sad, I didn’t have the opportunity to meet him, he was someone I would have really liked to know. It’s a huge loss. The tributes are valid and may still not reach the level he deserved. It’s no coincidence that Arrascaeta scored, so she was with us -, said Léo Ortiz in an interview this Sunday (19).

HOW DID FLAMENGO HONOR OSCAR SCHMIDT?

Flamengo prepared a series of tributes for Oscar. Even before kickoff, the club showed a summary of the career of ‘Holy Hand,’ as he was affectionately called by fans, on the Maracanã big screens.

In addition, Arrascaeta changed his shirt number and played wearing 14, Oscar’s traditional number. Finally, to top it all off, the Uruguayan scored one of Mengão’s goals and celebrated by mimicking a shot into a basketball hoop, sending the stadium into a frenzy.

Photo: Adriano Fontes / Flamengo

WHAT IS FLAMENGO’S NEXT MATCH?

With Oscar in the hearts of the fans, Flamengo is already preparing with full focus for the next matches of the season. On Wednesday (22), Mengão has a decisive match, this time in the fifth round of the Copa do Brasil.

The match will be against Vitória at 9:30 PM (Brasília time) at the Maracanã. Therefore, as usual, Coluna do Fla TV will bring all the details of the clash with on-site coverage from Rodrigo Lima and Rock Hudson on YouTube. Finally, Globo (free-to-air), SporTV (subscription TV), and Premiere (pay-per-view) will broadcast the game.

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