Brazil: Blumenau, Guarulhos, Minas and title favorite Sada Cruzeiro win first matches of Round 2

The first 4 games of Round 2 of the Brazilian Superliga were played on the European night. In the big match, Sada Cruzeiro (probabily the most favorite for the title) clearly defeated Renata Campinas 3-0 (without starting setter Demian Gonzalez). With Wallace out of the game (1 out of 8 in attack with 1 error and 2 blocked), an opportunity exploited for the young Oppenkoski (6 points, 55% and 36% efficiency in attack) awarded MVP of the match, even if the best was Rodriguinho, with 14 points, 60% and 40% efficiency in attack), also author of the block that closed the second set in which Renata wasted an advantage of 21-23 due to 2 attacks out by Evandro (from 22-23 to 24-23).
In the other games 3-0 of Blumenau over modest Goias (comeback from 13-19 in the first set), 3-1 of Guarulhos over modest Uberlandia (good diagonal setter / opposite with Sandro MVP and Franco top scorer), and 3-1 of Minas in Sao José, with William MVP who shared the prize with an excellent Leozinho (top scorer of the match with 17 points, 55% in attack and, above all, 6 aces).

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| 2021/22 Superliga – Regular Season Round 2

| October 30

• Apan/Eleva Blumenau – Goias Volei 3-0 (28:26, 25:17, 25:20)
Top Scorers: Vitor Baesso 21, Lucas Borges 12, Renan Bonora 10, Ialisson Amorim 7.
MVP: Vitor Baesso.

• Vedacit Volei Guarulhos – Azulim/Gabarito/Uberlandia 3-1 (25:22, 25:21, 23:25, 25:17)
Top Scorers: Franco Paese 28, Renato Russomanno dos Santos “Pato” 13, Matheus Alejandro Cunda 10, Deivid Silveira 8; Angellus Silva 18, Luiz Philippe Oliveira 11, Bruno Marques 9.
MVP: Sandro Carvalho.

• Fiat/Gerdau Minas – Farma Conde Sao José dos Campos 3-1 (25:16, 20:25, 25:23, 25:22)
Top Scorers: Leonardo Nascimento “Leozinho” 17, Leandro Vissotto 16, Matheus Bispo dos Santos “Pinta” 12, Henrique Honorato 10; Renan Buiatti 20, Willian Doardo 14, Tiago Wesz “Mao” 11, Johan Marengoni 7.
MVP: William Arjona.

• Sada Cruzeiro – Renata Campinas 3-0 (25:12, 26:24, 25:21)
Top Scorers: Rodrigo Leao “Rodriguinho” 14, Miguel Lopez 10, Isac Santos 9, Wellinton Oppenkoski 6; Evandro Guerra 15, Lucas Saatkamp 8, Judson Cunha 7.
MVP: Wellington Oppenkoski.

| October 31
• Sesi SP – Montes Claros America
• Brasilia — Funvic Educacoin Natal

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| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
Sada Cruzeiro 6
Apan/Eleva Blumenau 6
Funvic Educacoin Natal 3
Vedacit Volei Guarulhos 3
Fiat/Gerdau Minas 3
Sesi SP 2
Renata Campinas 1
Montes Claros America 0
Brasilia 0
Azulim/Gabarito/Uberlandia 0
Farma Conde Sao José dos Campos 0
Goias Volei 0

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