Ex-Flamengo star celebrates title with Brazil: "We won as Brazil" | OneFootball

Yago Mateus, nicknamed ‘Monstrinho’, was the champion of the AmeriCup 2025 with the Brazilian National Team

On the evening of last Sunday (31), the Brazilian National Team won the title of the AmeriCup 2025 in men's basketball. In short, the competition was held in Managua, Nicaragua. Former Flamengo player, point guard Yago Mateus, nicknamed ‘Monstrinho’, was named MVP (most valuable player) of the tournament.

After the victory, Yago celebrated the title with the Brazilian National Team: “We won as a team! We won as Brazil! I am very happy and proud of everything we did in this AmeriCup. We overcame everything: injuries, tough opponents, playing as a group, playing with unity to honor this jersey. It's an important title for all of us, for our basketball,” he said.

How was Brazil's victory?

In summary, in the AmeriCup final, the Brazilian National Team defeated Argentina, 55 to 47. With this, Brazil ended the campaign with five wins in six matches. This is because the only setback for the team led by Aleksandar Petrović was against the United States in the last round of the first phase.

What titles does Yago have with the National Team?

It is worth remembering that this was Yago Mateus's fourth title with the Brazilian National Team jersey. This is because the player was champion of the Pre-Olympic Tournament (2021), the South American Under-21 Championship (2018), and the Globl Jam Canada (2022). Wearing the yellow jersey, Yago participated in the Basketball World Cup twice (in 2019 and 2023), as well as the Paris-2024 Olympic Games.

How was Yago's time at Flamengo?

Yago played for Flamengo in the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasons. Thus, with the Sacred Mantle, the point guard won, among many titles, the Super 8 Cup (2020), the NBB (2021), the Champions League (2021), and the World Cup (2022). Finally, it is worth noting that the player left Fla to sign with Ratiopharm Ulm (GER) at the time. However, the athlete currently plays for KK Crvena Zvezda (SER).

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