The Brazilian giants downed Trentino and tied the Italians as probably the most profitable workforce in event historical past
Brazilian giants Sada Cruzeiro returned to the highest of the rostrum on the FIVB Volleyball Males’s Membership World Championship for a record-tying fifth time on Sunday, triumphing within the 2024 version of the event, which was concluded in Uberlândia.
The winningest workforce in Brazilian membership volleyball historical past downed Italian heavyweights Trentino Itas, the one different aspect on the planet to carry 5 world titles, and celebrated in entrance of their dwelling followers on the Sabiazinho enviornment. Asian champions Foolad Sirjan Iranian of Iran accomplished the rostrum in third place.
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Within the gold medal match, Sada Cruzeiro defeated Trentino for the second time in 4 days, following up on a five-set pool play victory on Thursday with a 3-1 (25-22, 20-25, 25-16, 25-22) win on Sunday to elevate the trophy for the fifth time after victories in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2021.
“We clearly understand how good Trentino are, however once we step on the court docket, we don’t price ourselves decrease than anybody,” mentioned outdoors hitter Rodrigo ‘Rodriguinho’ Leão. “They’ve glorious gamers and are very used to enjoying matches at this degree, however we at all times consider in our probabilities and depart every little thing on the court docket. We will win or lose, however we at all times give every little thing we’ve.”
One of many stars of Sada Cruzeiro’s first world title, 37-year-old reverse Wallace de Souza was the workforce’s main scorer within the decisive duel with the Italians, delivering 23 factors, with 22 kills and one block.
Different standouts within the workforce’s victory have been outdoors hitter Gabriel Vaccari, who added 12 factors, with 11 kills and one ace, and setter Matheus Brasília, who scored 4, together with three consecutive aces in a key second through the third set.
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On Trentino’s aspect, a spectacular efficiency of star outdoors hitter Alessandro Michieletto, who left the court docket with 21 factors (16 kills, 4 aces, one block), wasn’t sufficient to offer them their sixth world title. Fellow outdoors hitter Daniele Lavia and Brazilian center blocker Flavio Gualberto scored ten factors every.
Head coach Filipe Ferraz was current in every of Sada Cruzeiro’s 5 victories – he lifted the trophy the primary 3 times as a participant and was on the helm of their two most up-to-date titles. Wallace and Rodriguinho, with 4 titles every, and reverse Welinton Oppenkoski, center blockers Otávio Pinto and Cledenílson Souza and libero Lucas de Deus, who have been a part of the 2021 squad, are the opposite members of the workforce with a number of world titles.
The workforce’s marketing campaign in Uberlândia had a number of drama as, after a pool play loss to Iran’s Shahdab Yazd, the Brazilians have been on the verge of elimination. They recovered by beating Trentino, however nonetheless wanted to rely on continental rivals Ciudad Voley of Argentina beating the Iranians to advance. The late qualification reinvigorated Sada Cruzeiro, who topped Foolad within the semifinals and Trentino within the gold medal match with nice performances.
Foolad take second Iranian bronze
Within the bronze medal match, reigning Asian champions Foolad turned simply the second Iranian workforce to make it to the rostrum on the Membership World Championship, becoming a member of Paykan Tehran, who additionally completed third in 2010.
The Iranians got here out on prime in an enormous battle with Italian giants Cucine Lube Civitanova, successful 3-2 (23-25, 25-23, 21-25, 26-24, 19-17) to safe the ultimate spot within the podium.
Star reverse Ali Hajipour was once more the workforce’s prime scorer, enjoying a significant position of their victory with a 24-point efficiency, achieved with 21 kills and three blocks. Exterior hitter Alireza Abdolhamidi and center blocker and workforce captain Seyed Mousavi added 13 and 12, respectively.
“I feel that Iranian groups haven’t had the boldness to face the highest groups on this planet over the previous couple of years, each on the membership and the worldwide ranges,” Mousavi mentioned. “I hope this outcome reveals that we will play towards anybody. Now we have many nice gamers in Iran and may get good outcomes.”
With out star outdoors hitter Aleksandar Nikolov, Lube noticed most of their scoring load break up by Croatian reverse Petar Đirlić, who registered 21 factors (20 kills, one block), and world champion outdoors hitter Mattia Bottolo, who contributed one other 17, with 16 kills and one ace.
Subsequent week, the FIVB Volleyball Girls’s Membership World Championship will happen in Hangzhou, China, reuniting two groups from Italy (Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano and Numia Vero Volley Milano), two from Brazil (Dentil Praia Clube and Gerdau Minas) and one from every of China (Tianjin Bohai Financial institution), Egypt (Zamalek Sporting Membership), Japan (NEC Crimson Rockets Kawasaki) and Vietnam (LP Financial institution Ninh Binh).
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