Sada Cruzeiro’s captain, William Arjona: “I think that we played and excellent match today, but I am sad that we lost it at the end although we had numerous opportunities to secure the win.”
Trentino Diatec’s captain, Matey Kaziyski: “I think it was a very good match, not only because we won it, but also because we pushed our limits to win crucial points against an excellent Brazilian side. This game gave us a taste of the upcoming clashes in the semi-final and final and we are happy because our confidence will go growing up after this win.”
Sada Cruzeiro’s coach Marcelo Mendez: “First of all, I want to congratulate the Italian team for the win. We played a very good game and this match I think, was an excellent preparation for the semi-finals. I am satisfied with the attitude of my players and I hope that we will continue to show a good level of volleyball.”
Trentino Diatec’s coach, Radostin Stoytchev: “I would like to start by congratulating the excellent performance of Sada Cruzeiro which contributed to bringing the game to a high technical and emotional level and we will try to build on the capital of confidence we acquired from this match to continue our way in this championship.”
Bohai Bank’s captain Yin Na: “We have lost the game but we played against a strong team, our players learnt a lot from the match and it was a good experience for our team.”
Rabita Baku’s coach, Marcello Abbondanza: “In every tournament we play to win. I believe the Brazilian team is a strong team, but I think we can win because our team is also very strong. We play game after game and we want to think about semi-finals and we will try to win.”
