Few can argue that the Cienfuegos native is the most visible figure in club volleyball in the South American giant. Author: Brazilian Volleyball Confederation
After a year that was more eventful than we all expected, Miguel Angel Lopez once again showed his great talent and state of sportsmanship to lead Sada Cruzeiro in the new Brazilian Super League Volleyball Championship and thus earn his second consecutive Most valuable. player (MVP) of the tournament.
This season, Miguel Angel has become the top pitcher in the Brazilian tournament with 47 aces and an average of 0.64 per game. In addition, he had the sixth-best points-per-set average (4.33) and tenth-best scorer in the tournament (316), elements that, in addition to his amazing playoff performance, were taken into account to award him an MVP. reward.
In the fight for the title, held at the Farma Conde Arena, the team known as Celeste beat their Itambe Minas neighbors in three sets (25-18, 25-19 and 25-20), and Miguel Angel confirmed his role. protagonist with 22 goals that made him the best on the day Sada added his eighth league trophy after those in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2022.
As if that wasn’t enough, with this win, Cruzeiro claimed their fifth win of the campaign, during which they won the Mineira Cup, Super Cup and National Cup, as well as the Copa South America, as well as finishing third in the world. Club Cup.
In addition to the grand prize, Lopez was selected as one of the top offensive receivers in the competition along with Douglas Souza (Pharma Conde). His teammates Otavio were also voted the most outstanding centre-backs along with Judson (Susano) and Welinton Oppenkowski, chosen as the season’s revelation player.
The rest of the individual awards went to Franco (best opponent/Guarulhos), Brasilia (best passer/Pharma Conde), Maika (best libero/Itambe Minas) and Marcos Miranda (best coach/Susano).
In the semi-finals, Sada defeated Farma Conde in two matches, where Cuban Michael Sanchez also plays. In the first clash they were leading 3-2 (25-22, 26-28, 22-25, 25-19 and 15-11), and in the second they managed to win in two sets with a score of 25-18 and double 25-21.
Source: Juventud Rebelde
