Brazil had a gala performance today (27th) and defeated Poland, by 3 sets to 1, to become champion of the League of Nations of Volleyball. The partials of the game in Rimini, Italy, were 22/25, 25/23, 25/16 and 25/14.
It is the first Brazilian title in the League of Nations Volleyball, the competition that replaced the World League in which the country was the biggest winner. In the last two editions of the men’s, in 2018 and 2019, the team stopped in the semis and took fourth place; the female reached the final on Friday (25), but lost to the States United.
Wallace was the main scorer of the Brazilian team and of the game, with 22 points. Yoandy Leal and the Polish Bartosz Kurek fizeram 17. Brazil made more points of attack (54 to 44), blocking (9 to 7), of service (6 to 3) and also due to opponent errors (28 to 24).
The game
It was the confrontation between the current Olympic champion and the world champion, and Poland started better. It took a while for the Brazilian team to neutralize Cubic e Leon, and the first set was for the Poles. From then on, Brazil was adjusting to the game until it became to dominate. Leal, Lucarelli and Wallace were the highlights of the final, with a more than honorable mention for Bruninho, who called the responsibility in the most tense moments of the match and led the team.
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In the classification phase, the Brazilian team, which is already classified for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, suffered only two defeats: to France and Russia. In the final stage, the course had victories over France, in the semifinals, and today over Poland.
Brazil’s journey in the League was also marked by overcoming difficulties outside the court. Also during the training period, coach Renan Dal Zotto contracted covid-19 and spent more than a month in hospital. The coach went through a period intubated, but is already at home recovering.
Without the holder, Carlos Schawnke was in charge of commanding the Brazilian team during the competition. Even temporarily “out of combat”, Renan kept in touch with the team through the internet.
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