Brazil: Taubate, Renata, Uberlandia and Sada Cruzeiro win first matches of Round 20

The first 4 games of Round 20 of Superliga were played on the European night.
No problem for the 3 favorites who took the field: Renata Campinas defeated Itapetininga 3-0 suffering only in the first set, Funvic Taubaté easily defeated Caramuru 3-0 by rotating all the formation, while Sada Cruzeiro (without Alan and with Conte at rest) liquidated Montes Claros with the same result. In the first set of the match of the leaders, a sensational series from the service line of the Cuban Lopez who showed up on 9 meters at 4:2 and came out (after an error) only on 14:3. Out of 11 services, 3 were aces and the average speed was 128 km/h (with a peak of 134 km / h).
At the end of the match for him a total of 15 points with 86% in attack and the MVP award.
The picture closes with Uberlandia’s 3-1 against Guarulhos, a result that certifies the exclusion of the defeated formation from the playoffs. MVP of the match outside-hitter Matheus Silva with 23 points and 65% in attack.

| Results & program Round 20
| February 24
• EMS Taubaté Funvic – Caramuru 3-0 (25:17, 25:17, 25:22)
Top Scorers: Douglas Souza 10, Gabriel Candido 9, Felipe Roque 9, Mauricio Souza 8, Lucas Saatkamp 6; Leonardo Silva 8, Vitor Henrique Da Silva 8, Junior Jailton Leal 7. MVP: Douglas Souza.

• Volei Renata Campinas – Volei UM Itapetininga 3-0 (30:28, 25:21, 25:21)
Top Scorers: Leandro Vissotto 13, Bruno Temponi 12, Michel Saraiva 11, Gabriel Vaccari 8; Renan Buiatti 22, Adriano Xavier 9, Guilherme Emina 7, Thales Falcao 7. MVP: Bruno Temponi.

• Azulim/Gabarito/Uberlandia – Vedacit Volei Guarulhos 3-1 (25:22, 21:25, 25:23, 25:23)
Top Scorers: Matheus Silva 23, Arthur Nath 14, Lucas Araujo 11, Daniel Pinho “Bala” 7; Luiz Felipe Pantaleao 18, Tiago Barth 9, Deivid Silveira 7, Gabriel Bertolini 6. MVP: Matheus Silva.

• Sada Cruzeiro – Montes Claros America Volei 3-0 (25:13, 25:18, 25:20)
Top Scorer: Miguel Lopez 15, Isac Santos 10, Oppenkoski 8, Rodrigo Leao “Rodriguinho” 8, Otavio Pinto 6; Lucas Borges 9, Ygor Duarte “Ceara” 7, Wilson Da Silva 4. MVP: Miguel Lopez.

| February 25
• Apan/Eleva/Blumenau – Minas Tenis Clube 3-0 (25:22, 25:16, 25:21)

| March 4
• Pacaembu Ribeirao – Sesi-SP

| Standings (updated on February 24)
Sada Cruzeiro 54
EMS Taubaté Funvic 47
Volei Renata Campinas 44
Minas Tenis Clube 38
Apan/Eleva/Blumenau 27
Montes Claros America Volei 27
Azulim/Gabarito/Uberlandia 27
Volei UM Itapetininga 26
Vedacit Volei Guarulhos 18
Caramuru 13
Sesi-SP 12
Pacaembu Ribeirao 6