Brazil vs Lithuania in the final of the International Challenge

Brazil and Lithuania decided on Sunday from 14:30 pm, with live broadcast, the SporTV2, the International Basketball Challenge, which is being held here in the friendly city of Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo. The competition serves as preparation for the Rio, 2016.

Earlier, more precisely at 12:00 pm, they will be deciding third in the quadrangular selections from China and Australia. This game will also be broadcast live, by SporTV2.

In games played this Saturday at the gym Hugo Ramos, here in Mogi das Cruzes, Lithuania defeated Australia by 81-68 and Brazil just took no notice of China and won by 39 points difference (91-52). It is worth remembering that the four teams will be in the Olympic Games of the wonderful city of Rio de Janeiro.

Lithuania and Brazil are part of the same group in the Olympic tournament in Rio de Janeiro and will face off on August 07 at 14:15 hours in the Arena Carioca 1 in Barra da Tijuca Olympic Park.

In the game this Sunday teams will surely seek to conceal strategies that could be decisive in the game of 07 August. According to the guard Marcelinho Huertas, Brazil captain, "The match will be a good test and we have to take advantage. It is important to show our best to have the surprise in Rio."

In the easy win over China, once again, the fans cheered with beautiful moves of the Brazilian team. Usually against weaker opponents there is a tendency to wane consequently lose a day in preparation. What we saw was just the opposite. A specific team, vibrant, aware that defense is critical to the success of the group in Rio, 2016. The attitude shown by the Brazilian team in these two matches here in Mogi das Cruzes, makes me very satisfied and confident that the Olympic podium becomes increasingly possible for male Brazilian basketball.

Let's jus enjoy the best moments of the match between Brazil and China for the inaugural round of the International Basketball Challenge.

Published by Adrian