Brazil: first defeat for Minas! Also Renata KO in Round 16

All Superliga Round 16 has been played on European night.
Against all predictions, leader Minas suffered their first seasonal defeat, 2-3 at home against a Funvic led by Elian Mazorra (25 points, 59% and 46% efficiency in attack, 1 block and 1 ace). Nery Tambeiro, without Vissotto, started with Leozinho opposite, Marcus Coelho outside hitter and Kelvi middle-blocker in place of Pinta, to then correct the sextet from second set with Pinta’s return, Sanchez Bozhulev opposite and Leozinho back to his regular position of outside-hitter. Losing second set and dominating third and fourth set, they failed to complete fifth set, punished by 8 points of MVP Mazorra (73% in attack only in this partial).
Defeat also for Renata Campinas who, without Lucas, Evandro e Temponi (and Gonzalez started from the bench) surrendered at tie break against a Blumenau led by Renan Bonora (24 points, 55% in attack and 2 blocks).
Despite the heavy absence of Franco Paese (well replaced by Deivid Silveira, fielded as opposite), Guarulhos wins in only three sets (with a comeback from 10-16 in third set) against Sao José dos Campos.
On the other matches, easy 3-0 with turnover of Sada Cruzeiro against Brasilia, 3-0 also for Sesi over modest Goias and victory with the same result also for Montes Claros over last-placed Uberlandia.

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🏐| 2021/22 Superliga – Regular Season Round 16

| February 9, 2022

• Montes Claros America – Azulim/Gabarito/Uberlandia 3-0 (25:21,
26:24, 25:20)
Top Scorers: André Saliba 24, Ygor Duarte “Cearà” 11, Leonardo Silva 8; Maxillam Lima 17, Ruyther Tesoura 14.
MVP: André Saliba.

• Fiat/Gerdau Minas – Funvic Educacoin Natal 2-3 (20:25, 23:25, 25:15, 25:16, 14:16)
Top Scorers: Henrique Honorato 18, Leonardo Nascimento “Leozinho” 17, Sanchez Bozhulev 15, Edson Paixao “Juninho” 11; Luis Elian Estrada Mazorra 25, Patrick Gasman 13, Gabriel Santos 10, Felipe Brito 8.
MVP: Luis Elian Estrada Mazorra.

• Vedacit Vole Guarulhos – Farma Conde Sao José dos Campos 3-0 (25:22, 25:25, 29:27)
Top Scorers: Deivid Silveira 24, Matheus Alejandro 8, Renato Russomano “Pato” 8, Henrique Batagim 7; Renan Buiatti 16, Johan Marengoni 13, Thales Falcao 8, Tiago Wesz “Mao” 7.
MVP: Rogerio Carvalho “Rogerinho” (L).

• Apan/Eleva Blumenau – Renata Campinas 3-2 (19:25, 25:15, 25:21, 21:25, 15:13)
Top Scorers: Renan Bonora 24, Leandro Teixeira “Jamelao” 19, Lucas Fonseca 12, Vitor Baesso 12; Adriano Xavier 23, Bruno Canuto 14, Judson Cunha 13, Igor Nasser 8, Lucas Barreto 8.
MVP: Rodrigo Ribeiro.

• Sesi SP – Goias Volei 3-0 (25:16, 25:20, 25:17)
Top Scorers: Darlan Souza 13, Leonardo Andrade 9, Guilherme Emina “Guiga” 9, Eder Carbonera 7; Lucas Figueiredo 12, Eder Levi Kock 9, Ricardo Rego Junior 6.
MVP: Eder Carbonera.

• Sada Cruzeiro – Brasilia 3-0 (25:14, 25:19, 25:20)
Top Scorers: Rodrigo Leao “Rodriguinho” 10,
Oppenkoski 7, Lucas Loh 7, Isac Santos 7, Cledenilson Batista 6; Robson Wan Der Maas 13, Dario Pereira 9.
MVP: Rodrigo Leao “Rodriguinho”.

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🏐| STANDINGS (updated on this day)
Fiat/Gerdau Minas 43
Sada Cruzeiro 38
Sesi SP 34
Apan/Eleva Blumenau 28
Vedacit Volei Guarulhos 27
Renata Campinas 27
Funvic Educacoin Natal 20
Farma Conde Sao José dos Campos 17
Montes Claros America 16
Brasilia 11
Goias Volei 6
Azulim/Gabarito/Uberlandia 0

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