Leal shines with 29 points as Sada Cruzeiro take the Supercup
Leal scored 29 points, was named MVP and drove Sada Cruzeiro's 3-2 comeback over Vôlei Renata in the Supercup final in São José. The side had just lost in the Mineiro semi-final, ending a run of 16 straight state titles.

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Duas semanas depois do tropeço no Mineiro, o Sada Cruzeiro respondeu em quadra e levou a Supercopa Masculina. Na noite de sexta-feira (23/10), Leal somou 29 pontos, foi eleito MVP, recebeu o prêmio VivaVôlei e comandou a virada por 3-2 sobre o Vôlei Renata.
O roteiro foi dramático: no tie-break, o Renata abriu 14-11 e ficou a um ponto do troféu. Leal pegou o saque, puxou a reação e o time celeste virou uma decisão que parecia perdida.
A taça ganhou peso extra porque, no Estadual, o Sada caiu para o Praia Clube na semifinal e viu o fim de uma sequência de 16 títulos mineiros, terminando em terceiro. O elenco e a comissão reagiram com treinos mais fortes antes da Supercopa.
"Foi um jogo muito difícil. Depois do Campeonato Mineiro, em que a gente não teve uma boa apresentação, o time se reuniu e treinamos muito forte", contou Leal.
Aos 38 anos, ele voltou ao clube nesta temporada, oito anos depois de sair. Entre 2012 e 2018, faturou 25 títulos em seis temporadas, com cinco títulos da Superliga e três do Mundial de Clubes; a camisa 9 ficou guardada enquanto ele defendia Civitanova, Modena, Piacenza, Lokomotiv Novosibirsk e Halkbank.
Na segunda (26/10), às 19h, começa a defesa do título nacional, no Ginásio Tancredo Neves, diante do Montes Claros.
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