Franca lose third straight in the NBB, repeat 2025 mark and Vitinho calls for emotional intelligence
Sesi Franca lost 87-76 to Minas for a third straight NBB defeat, a run they had not suffered since January 2025. Guard Vitinho called for more emotional intelligence to close out games and end the slump.
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O Sesi Franca vive um momento atípico no Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). Na noite da última terça-feira, o time perdeu para o líder Minas por 87 a 76, no Pedrocão, e chegou ao terceiro tropeço consecutivo — antes, tinha perdido para Corinthians e Paulistano, ambos em São Paulo.
A sequência de três derrotas seguidas na competição não acontecia desde janeiro de 2025, na temporada 2024/2025. Naquela ocasião, o clube superou a instabilidade na fase de classificação e terminou campeão nacional.
Diante do Minas, o armador Vitinho somou 15 pontos e sete assistências e avaliou as oscilações ao longo dos quatro períodos, pedindo reação mais rápida nos momentos de dificuldade. “Acho que a gente oscilou bastante no jogo e nós não conseguimos sair muito rápidos dos momentos ruins. Acho que precisamos buscar uma constância maior durante os jogos. Vão ter momentos ruins, vão ter momentos bons”, avaliou.
Ele também destacou o controle emocional como caminho para fechar os jogos com mais solidez. “Eu acho que é importante a gente não se alegrar demais na hora dos momentos bons e não achar que está tudo errado nos momentos ruins. Então, é uma questão de inteligência emocional, é saber sofrer, saber esperar o nosso momento na partida e poder fechar melhor os jogos”, completou.
O revés deixou o pentacampeão na décima posição, com campanha de duas vitórias e três derrotas em cinco jogos. Sem folga no calendário, o Franca busca a reabilitação nesta quinta-feira, às 20h, recebendo o Cruzeiro no ginásio Pedrocão.
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