Brazil: Sada Cruzeiro stretches of another point over Minas and Renata (and the others of Round 13)

Four more Superliga Round 13 matches were played on the European night.
In details, Sada Cruzeiro Vôlei extended their winning streak to as many as 10 games. Thanks to 17 points (6 aces) of Argentine Facundo Conte, the Contagem club swept Caramuru Vôlei by a 3-0.
Last-placed Pacaembu Ribeirão pushed Vôlei Renata (a.k.a. Campinas) to the limits: they managed to earn a tie-break but Vôlei Renata ran them over in the decisive set with 15:5 and left them winless (0-12).
Thus, Horácio Dileo’s team collected the sixth consecutive victory in the competition – to which they were led by Bruno Temponi (19 points) and Michel Saraiva (10 blocks) – and reached a 11-2 score and 31 points. Vôlei Renata lag 2 points behind vice-leaders EMS Taubaté Funvic. Minas Tênis Clube beat Vôlei UM Itapetininga in the tie-break and remained in the top four in the standings. The Cuban international Yadrian Escobar was the top scorer on the Belo Horizonte side with 21 points. The picture closes with Uberlandia’s clear 3-0 over Blumenau (without the starting opposite Franco Paese) in what, apparently, should have been the most balanced match.

📌| Results & Program Round 13

🗓| January 8
• Montes Claros America Vôlei – Sesi-SP 3-2 (22:25, 33:35, 25:19, 25:19, 19:17)

🗓| January 9
• Pacaembu Ribeirao – Vôlei Renata Campinas 2-3 (19:25, 26:24, 14:25, 25:20, 5:15)
Top Scorers: Roberval Da Silva 15, Renan Salton 13, André Ludegards 13, Guilherme Alves De Lima 9; Bruno Temponi 19, Michel Saraiva 18, Leandro Vissotto 16, Renan Bonora 15, Lucas Barreto 12. MVP: Renan Bonora.

• Caramuru – Sada Cruzeiro 0-3 (19:25, 14:25, 21:25)
Top Scorers: Leonardo Silva 7, Junior Jailton Leal 7; Facundo Conte 16, Miguel Lopez 11, Alan Souza 9. MVP: Conte.

• Vôlei UM Itapetininga – Minas Tenis Clube 2-3 (29:27, 21:25, 26:24, 24:26, 11:15)
Top Scorers: Renan Buiatti 26, Adriano Xavier 18, Thales Falcao 13, Johan Marengoni 7; Yadrian Escobar 21, Mathues Bispo dos Santos “Pinta” 18, Henrique Honorato 15, Gustavo Bonatto “Gustavao” 9, Jonatas Cardoso 8, Lucas Figueiredo 8. MVP: Escobar.

• Azulim/Gabarito/Uberlandia – Apan/Eleva/Blumenau 3-0 (25:17, 25:20, 25:22)
Top Scorers: Daniel Pinho “Bala” 17, Arthur Nath 16, Romulo Silva 5, Luiz Philippe De Oliveira 5; Leandro Teixeira dos Santos “Jamelao” 13, Gabriel Pessoa 9, Ialisson Amorim 5. MVP: Matheus Gongalves “Brasilia”.

🗓| February 2
• Vedacit Vôlei Guarulhos – EMS Taubaté Funvic

📄| Standings
Sada Cruzeiro 36
EMS Taubaté Funvic 33
Vôlei Renata Campinas 31
Minas Tenis Clube 25
Azulim/Gabarito/Uberlandia 18
Vôlei UM Itapetininga 16
Montes Claros America Vôlei 14
Apan/Eleva/Blumenau 13
Vedacit Vôlei Guarulhos 13
Sesi-SP 12
Caramuru 8
Pacaembu Ribeirao 2