BRA M: Taubaté powerless against punitive expedition of Cruzeiro, Saatkamp leads Sesi to 2nd place

Cruzeiro vs. Taubate

It is no wonder Cruzeiro lead Superliga as the only undefeated side. The team from Minas Gerais state showed superiority against Funvic Taubaté in league’s classic valid for the 10th round 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 30-28).

In the clash against Taubaté, also the strong candidates for the title, Cruzeiro made a good presentation in their “Riachão” gymnasium, mainly in the first two set to remain isolated at the top of the table with 29 points. On the other hand, the team from São Paulo state lost their momentum after two wins in a row to leave second place in the table and fall to the fourth position with 20 points.

The match was marked with the first reunion between Éder Carbonera and Wallace Souza, now in Taubaté, with last season’s teammates from Cruzeiro. Precisely Wallace topped his team’s scorers with 12 points while Cuban Yoandy Leal had 16 in Cruzeiro.

The team to whom Taubaté lost second spot in the standings was Sesi-SP. Sesi had some problems to break the resistance of JF Vôlei/Juiz de Fora in a two-hour battle on road, especially when they lost the third set 3-1 (27-25, 25-15, 24-26, 25/17) but ended up victoriously. Lucas Saatkamp ‘Lucão’ played on a high level to finish duel with 18 points in Sesi, who was weakened by the absence of libero Sérgio Santos ‘Serginho’. Ricardo Gomes Rego Júnior had 17 in Juiz de Fora.

REGULAR SEASON / 10TH ROUND

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