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The Barueri team was founded and is managed by Brazil national team head coach José ‘Zé Roberto’ Guimarães, who also served as the team’s head coach from 2016 and 2023. Their roster is mainly formed by youth Brazilian national team players and young prospects in the country.
Celebrating back-to-back victories, Barueri, who had topped SESC RJ Flamengo on the road last week, moved two spots up in the standings, leaving the relegation zone and now appearing in ninth place, one spot below the playoff qualification zone, with 13 points (five wins, ten losses).
Praia stagnated at 35 points (14 wins, two losses) and were passed by SESI Vôlei Bauru, who defeated Abel Moda Vôlei 3-1 (25-10, 25-23, 21-25, 25-21) on Monday and got to 36 (12 wins, three losses). They could also be passed by defending champions Gerdau Minas, but the defending champions fell 3-1 (25-22, 21-25, 25-14, 26-24) to Unilife Maringá Vôlei on Tuesday and continued with 33 points (12 wins, three losses).
The top scorer and best player in Barueri’s victory over Flamengo one week ago, 24-year-old opposite Jheovana Emanuele was in top form again, producing a match-high 30 points, with 26 kills, three blocks and one ace, and was awarded the match’s MVP award for the second time in a week.
“We’ve been working very hard to change things,” she said. “And we can tell we’re a different team now. We see that every day at practice and also during the matches. Our work is paying off, but we want to improve even more because there are still many tough matches ahead of us.”
