Slavia's new acquisition, Apostol Boyanov, is on trial at the Turkish grand Galatasaray, volleyweek.bg learned. National team player Martin Atanasov, whose first steps in volleyball also began at Panayot Pondalov Hall in Ovcha Kupel district, plays there as well. Boyanov rejoined "the Whites" from the Czech championship, where he wore the Fatra Zlín jersey, and also has experience in the Turkish championship. In the 2022/23 season, the outside hitter played for elite Develi Belediyespor. The former youth national player was not in the squad for his team's first match against Sofia University, which Severin Dimitrov's boys lost 1:3. In yesterday's derby match against Minyor, the capital city team celebrated a 3:1 victory (21:25, 25:23, 25:13, 25:19).

After the second round of matches in the second division championship, Rodopa Smolyan leads the standings with a full tally of points.