Team led by coach José Roberto Guimarães seeks the title this Sunday, at 15h (Brasília), against the current Olympic champion and the League of Nations
O managed to take revenge on And won the semifinal of the Female Nations League from 3 to 2 (23/25, 25/21, 25/18, 19/25 and 15/8), this Saturday (26), in Lodz, Poland. The Japanese were responsible for the elimination of Brazilian women in 2024, also in the semifinal. The team of coach José Roberto Guimarães seeks the title this Sunday, at 15h (Brasília), against the favoritecurrent Olympic champion and the League of Nations.
In seven editions of the competition, the best results of the Brazilian team were the vices in 2019, 2021 and 2022. To reach the unprecedented title, will have to overcome the best team in the world today. Led by Paola Egonu, Italy is the only unbeaten in the League of Nations and accumulates 28 straight triumphs, a series started in the last edition.
In the semifinal, the Italians razed the housewives by 3 sets to 0 (25/18, 25/16 and 25/15), even with more than 10,000 fans at Atlas Arena trying to push Poland. Egonu was the highest scorer of the first semifinal, with 17 points.
Against the Italian star, Brazil has captain Gabi, who on Saturday was responsible for 25 points against the Japanese, who bet on efficiency in withdrawal and rapid pace of play, proposed by his new coach, the Turker Ferhat Akbas.
The Brazilian ones took a long time to adjust the pass at the beginning of the game on Saturday and allowed the rivals to open 17 to 11 on the first set. Zé Roberto stirred the team, exchanging the surveys, with Macris in place of Roberta. The selection reacted and even turned the scoring in the final part of the partial, but some errors allowed Japan to make 1 set to 0 with 25 to 23.
The second set started balanced, but Brazil, more balanced, soon took control of the game and only had to manage the scoring to close 25-21 and tied the duel in 1 Sep 1. After being closely followed by Ishikawa in the first partial (8 to 6), Gabi consolidated and opened the leader as the highest scorer of the semifinal with 15.
With confidence in the rise, Brazil came to depend less on production in the attack of its captain in the third set, which was quiet. Julia Bergmann grew in the match and scored six points in part, won by Brazil 25-18. Pressured with the obligation to win the set to stay in the match, Japan started the fourth partial. The Japanese began to mark Julia Bergmann more efficiently and, in front of the score, took advantage of rivals, especially at the end of the set, closed on 25/19 and tied in 2 sets to 2.
At Tie Break, Brazil missed its first attack, but then it had peace of mind to score five points following. The Brazilian only needed to manage the advantage to do 15 to 8, with the last point of Julia Bergmann, her 24th in the game, and secure place in the final. Since the confrontation in the semifinal of 2024, the two teams have faced each other three times, with three Brazilian wins.
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