The two-time Olympic champions from Brazil recorded their third consecutive victory in the volleyball tournament of the Tokyo 2020 Games. The team led by Ze Roberto (Jose Roberto Guimaraes) definitely prevailed over the hosts from Japan with 3-0 (25:16, 25:18, 26:24) in their third match from Group A of the Olympics.
Thus, “Celesao” is in second place in the standings in the group with 8 points after 3 wins from 3 matches, behind the world champion Serbia, which has also 9 points. Both teams can already be considered safe quarter-finalists. Japan is 4th with 1 win, 2 losses, and 3 points, keeping the chances to move forward. In its last matches, Brazil will play with Serbia in a direct battle for the first place, while the Japanese will face the Republic of Korea. The matches are on Saturday (July 31).
The most valuable players for Brazil were Fernanda Garay Rodrigues (46% efficiency in attack and 81% positive reception) and Ana Carolina da Silva (6 blocks, 1 ace, and 43% efficiency in attack) with 13 points each for the victory.
For the hosts from Japan, Mayu Ishikawa (1 ace, 28% efficiency in attack, and 76% positive reception) and Yuki Ishii (31% efficiency in attack and 62% positive reception) finished with 12 and 11 points.
