João Rafael scores 14 as Sporting come back in the Volleyball Champions League
Sporting beat Khilasedichi Baku 3-2 in the second preliminary round of the men's Volleyball Champions League, with 14 points from João Rafael. The return leg is on Wednesday, 11 November, at home in Lisbon.
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Na segunda rodada preliminar da Champions League masculina de vôlei, o Sporting saiu na frente em um confronto equilibrado: venceu o Khilasedichi Baku por 3 sets a 2, nesta terça (3), no Azerbaijão, com 14 pontos de João Rafael.
As parciais foram 25/23, 19/25, 23/25, 25/23 e 15/10. O brasileiro marcou tudo de ataque e teve 40% de recepções perfeitas, terminando como terceiro maior pontuador do time, atrás de Jorge Alayo (19) e Noslen Díaz (16). Pelo Baku, Luis Enrique Reyes fez 23.
O Sporting abriu vantagem no primeiro set e resistiu ao empate para fechar em 25 a 23. O time da casa, então, começou a atacar a recepção portuguesa e virou as parciais seguintes, por 25 a 19 e 25 a 23. No quarto set, o time de João Coelho abriu 21 a 20 e sustentou até 25 a 23; no tiebreak, completou a virada por 15 a 10.
A volta é na quarta-feira (11), às 16h30 de Brasília, no Pavilhão João Rocha, em Lisboa. Nova vitória classifica o Sporting à terceira rodada preliminar; se o Baku vencer, a vaga será decidida no Golden Set.
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