Alexander Nikolov was the top scorer for his team with 11 points, but Kucine Lube Civitanova lost 0:3 (20:25, 26:28, 19:25) to Trentino Itas in the semifinals of the Men's Volleyball Club World Championship, which is taking place in Brazil. The Italians' opponent in the match for third place will be Iranian Folad Sirjan, BTA reports.
Nikolov scored three points in each of the first two games for Kucine Lube Civitanova, who lost by 20 and 26. The last part was the weakest for the Bulgarian national team, as he scored four points in the defeat by 19. Thus, Nikolov remained in third place in the ranking of scorers of the World Club Cup with 65 points and three less than Ali Hajipour, with whom he will challenge for second position in a direct match for the bronze medals of the world championship.
The 21-year-old Nikolov averages 16.25 points per match.
The leader in the list of scorers with a total of 85 points is the Brazilian Wallace de Sousa, who today can lead Sada Cruzeiro to a fifth world title in history. The previous four were won in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2021.