After finishing in first place in Pool B with two wins, Trentino maintained their excellent form in the semifinals and crushed Sada Cruzeiro, giving the defending champions no chance in their straight-set (25-13, 25-22, 25-17) victory in the first semifinal of the night in Betim. The Italians, who took bronze in the tournament last year, comfortably outscored the Brazilians in kills (40 to 24), blocks (eight to two) and aces (nine to three) in their dominant display.