Serbian young sensation Aleksandra Uzelac, who also didn’t feature in the World Championship final, had another strong showing, leading her team’s offense with 17 points (16 kills, one block). Middle blocker Jovana Stevanovic and outside hitter Sara Lozo, who came off the bench in the second set, tallied 13 points each.
Brazil benefited from the higher number of Serbian errors (35 to 20) to secure their victory. The South Americans were also better with their blocking (18 to 13), while the Europeans were more effective in their offense (58 kills to 54) and serving (four aces to two).
**Volleyball Nations League 2023: full schedule and results**
Earlier on Thursday in Brasilia, Japan claimed their fourth victory in the VNL 2023, defeating Asian rivals Korea, who are yet to win a set in the tournament, 3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-19).
Japanese outside hitter Arisa Inoue led all scorers with 12 points (nine kills, three aces), followed by fellow outside hitter Mayu Ishikawa and middle blocker Nichika Yamada, with 11 each. Outside hitter Jeon Jiyun added eight points for the Koreans.
Friday’s match schedule at the Nilson Nelson Stadium will include three more Pool 4 matches. The day starts with the duel between Japan and Germany at 14:00 local time (17:00 UTC), continues with the encounter between Korea and Croatia at 17:30 local time (20:30 UTC) and ends with the match reuniting Serbia and Thailand at 21:00 local time (00:00 UTC, Saturday).
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