Sada Cruzeiro played an incredible match this Saturday afternoon, 14/12, and will compete in its seventh final of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship. In the match against Iranian Foolad Sirjan, the team played at an incredibly high level and had an outstanding performance, winning with set scores of 25/23, 25/11, 23/25, and 26/24, at Arena Sabiazinho, in Uberlândia-MG.

The final will take place this Sunday, 15/12, at 14:30. The Cruzeiro team will face Trentino Itas, who defeated the other Italian team, Lube Civitanova, 3-1, in the last semifinal match on Saturday. The third-place match will take place earlier, at 11:00.

This is the 12th edition of the Club World Championship and the seventh final for Sada Cruzeiro, who continues to pursue its dream of a fifth world title. The five-star team won the tournament in 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2021, and has also earned silver medals in 2012 and 2019, and bronze in 2017 and 2022.

“Although we are used to getting here and competing, each tournament is different, it’s a unique feeling. I told the team that if we can dream, we can make it happen. Our athletes deserve congratulations, as they played incredible volleyball today. The Iranians were really playing spectacular volleyball in the competition, and we managed a 3-1 victory and a wonderful passage to the final. But it’s not over, we always want more. Tomorrow, you can be sure that we will give our best and fight hard to bring this title to Sada Cruzeiro,” said coach Filipe.

The semifinal against the Iranians was truly a volleyball show from the Celeste team, who had excellent defensive play with 11 blocks and played with precise passing, allowing attackers to score effectively against the opponent.

Wallace, the tournament’s top scorer, shone again, increasing his tally to 85 points, including 21 in the semifinal. He is also the best attacker in the tournament, with 75 points from attacks, and the best server, with seven aces.

Lucão scored 17 times, Otávio made 14 points, and both Cruzeiro middle blockers had 80% attack efficiency against the Iranians.

After the semifinal, other Sada Cruzeiro players also stood out in the tournament’s statistics. Lucão is the third-best blocker with eight points, and Otávio is seventh with seven blocks.

In addition to Wallace leading in serving with seven aces, Otávio and Lucão are ranked third and fourth with six aces each.

Rodriguinho is first in reception, Matheus Brasília is second in setting, and Alê also has the second-best defense.