Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday, Dec. 20 at 18:30 (Brasília time) at the Mangueirinho in Belém, with live coverage on CazéTV and VBTV.
- Perugia advanced with a perfect group stage, sweeping Sada Cruzeiro and Swehly and outlasting Osaka in five sets.
- Vôlei Renata had its spot secured after Warta Zawiercie beat Praia Clube, then closed group play with a 3–0 loss to Al-Rayyan.
- In group play Renata defeated Praia Clube 3–1, led by Adriano’s 21 points, with Acerola starting in place of the injured Bruno Lima.
- Probable lineups list Bruninho, Acerola, Adriano, Maurício Borges, Judson, Matheus Pinta and libero Lukinha for Renata, and Giannelli, Ben Tara, Semeniuk, Plotnytsky, Loser, Solé and libero Colaci for Perugia; Zawiercie vs Osaka opens the semis at 15:00, with the final Sunday at 18:30.