Brazil: shock! Itapetininga defeats Sada Cruzeiro in quarterfinal Game 1

After a literally dominated regular season, Sada Cruzeiro is incredibly defeated by the modest Itapetininga in game 1 of the quarter-finals, collecting a totally unpredictable 0-3 home defeat.
Disastrous Lopez (-27% attack efficiency on 11 hits), but Otavio (-20% attack efficiency) and Alan (39% and 22% attack efficiency) are also bad.
For the guests, MVP the setter Carisio and top scorer the expert opposite hitter Renan Buiatti (16 points, 42% and 28% efficiency in attack). Interestingly, Sada Cruzeiro is lucky because they will also play game 2 on their home soil (as well as the eventual game 3) as the state of Sao Paulo has banned sport events due to the worsening of the pandemic.

| Quarterfinals Game 1
| March 11
• Minas Tenis Clube (4) – Apan/Eleva/Blumenau (5) 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 27-25)

| March 12
• Volei Renata Campinas (3) – Azulim/Gabarito/Uberlandia (6) 3-2 (25:18, 19:25, 23:25, 25:20, 15:11)

| March 13
• Sada Cruzeiro (1) – Volei UM Itapetininga (8) 0-3 (17:25, 22:25, 22:25)
Top Scorers: Facundo Conte 14, Alan Souza 10, Rodrigo Leao “Rodriguinho” 7, Isac Santos 6, Otavio Pinto 4; Renan Buiatti 16, Adriano Xavier 10, Johan Marengoni 8, Thales Falcao 6, Guilherme Emina 5. MVP: Eduardo Carisio.

| March 14
• EMS Taubaté Funvic (2) – Montes Claros America Volei (7) 3-0 (25:19, 25:23, 25:21)