A day of pain and sadness for the volleyball Brazilian, inside and out of court. The technician Bernardinho He lost his mother on Wednesday (17), who died at the age of 90, was thrilled and cried a lot in warming for the match against Serbia. In action, the team was also unrecognizable, lost by 3 sets to 0 (25-22, 25-20 and 25-22) and now has a lot of chance to be eliminated in the group stage of the Men’s World Cup.
Bernardinho knew hours before the match that mother Maria Ângela Rezende died in Brazil, while he is many kilometers away, in the Philippines, for the World Cup dispute. Through social networks, the coach posted his honor.
“Very sad to be far and not be able to say goodbye to you, mother, but with a heart full of gratitude for having your love, affection and dedication for over 60 years. Rest in peace. I love you, mother,” he wrote on Instagram.
In warming for the game, Bernardinho could not hold the excitement and went to the cry by the court.
Moments later, the team was completely unrecognizable on the court and stayed behind the score for almost all the time against Serbia. Bernardinho tried what he can and moved the team, but could not change the direction of the match.
“Besides defeat, it has this reason [morte da mãe do Bernardinho]. Everyone wanted this victory for him, obviously we couldn’t. It’s a sadness. I don’t think we played a bad match, but they were better all the time. We didn’t know what to do anymore. It was an accumulation of things that favored them, deserved the victory, “said the pointer Lucarelli.
With the defeat, Brazil is in a dramatic situation not to be eliminated in the group stage of the World Cup. The selection needs China, already eliminated, to win at least two Sets of the Czech Republic in the game that closes the group, at 10am (Brasília) this Thursday (18).
If the Czechs win 3-0, Brazil will be eliminated. A 3-1 win in the European country will play the decision of the classified to the calculator: the selection that has the best balance of points will pass.
“The match they made was impressive. I had not seen playing this way in the season. We missed several opportunities, had a chance to counterattack, build good chances to score and did not take advantage of this level losing 2 or 3 balls is a great punishment, is what defines whether to win or lose a set. Life, “lamented lifter Fernando Cachopa.
“Honestly, I think what we follow from their team was their best match. Now we put ourselves in this place, to have to wait a combination. Let’s cheer,” added Central Judson.
