Bruninho returns to Fortaleza 20 years later and praises the Northeast
Vôlei Renata opened their Superliga campaign with a 3-0 win over Norde in Fortaleza, and captain Bruninho returned to the arena where he made his Brazil debut in 2006, exactly 20 years later. Marcelo Negrão's team are back on court only on 3 November.

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O Vôlei Renata abriu a Superliga masculina 2026/27 com vitória por 3 a 0 sobre o Norde, na noite desta segunda-feira (26/10), no Ginásio Paulo Sarasate, em Fortaleza.
Para o capitão Bruninho, a noite teve um peso extra: ele voltou ao ginásio onde estreou pela Seleção Brasileira, exatamente 20 anos depois, em 2006.
"Primeiro, muito feliz de poder voltar ao Nordeste, ver o Nordeste sendo representado por uma equipe. Por acaso, coincidência, eu fiz a minha estreia pela seleção brasileira neste ginásio aqui em 2006. Eles ainda têm um time que praticamente não jogou essa temporada. Não tiveram amistosos, não tiveram campeonato estadual. Acho que eles vão se encontrar ainda mais durante a competição, mas deu pra ver que é um time que tem bons sacadores, é um time que é agressivo, que tem mais estrutura de jogo. Para nós, era importante resetar o que passou no triunfo Paulista, na Supercopa e começar a cumprir nosso papel aqui. Foram pouquíssimos dias, a gente cruzou o Brasil nesse processo, mas isso mostra que a equipe manteve o foco, a concentração e conseguiu cumprir a sua missão", disse.
O time de Marcelo Negrão volta à quadra apenas em 3 de novembro, contra o Viapol São José, na Arena Farma Conde, em São José dos Campos, pela segunda rodada.
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