Wallace opens up about physical problems after title with Cruzeiro

On Sunday night (19), Cruzeiro once again confirmed its favoritism on the national stage and won the Super Cup, after easily beating Minas by 3 sets to 0. After the match, one of the team's pillars, opposite Wallace, revealed that he has been facing physical problems. At 38 years old, the Olympic champion is one of the veterans active in Brazilian volleyball.

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The captain of the Celeste team, who contributed 12 points in the final, highlighted the dedication of his teammates in training, but admitted that he has not been able to keep up due to knee pain.

— The dedication these guys put on the court is incredible, not only during the game, but in training. Guys don't get tired of winning, they don't get tired of training, and it's only possible to win if you train. In this part I'm even excluding myself, due to the pain I have in my knee, it's something very atypical. I've never done that in my entire career, leaving in the middle of a training session because of this pain… The guys know very well that I'm not like that, I'm not one to not train, and I'm going to try now to slowly fix my knee, which is tough – he declared, after the match, in an interview with SporTV.

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Team to beat

After this Sunday's victory (19), Cruzeiro starts the season motivated by winning the Campeonato Mineiro for the 16th consecutive year, in addition to the seventh Supercup title. According to Wallace, hegemony on the national scene brings extra pressure to the team, seen as a “team to beat” by rivals. The next appointment is this Tuesday (21), when the team debuts in the Superliga against JF Vôlei.

— Only those in here know how much pressure there is, it's difficult. We played against them (Minas) in the Mineiro final, it was complicated. Every game for us is a lot of pressure and the guys know how to deal with it very well, with the new players that arrived – he analyzed.

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