Hulk commands and talks about injury

Last Saturday night, the 29th, the Atlético-MG entered the field and faced the Athletico-PR in the third round of the Brasileirão. With another striker show Hulk, Galo won 2-1 and won their first triumph in the tournament. Right after the match, the number seven celebrated the fact of having scored the two goals of the team and spoke about the ankle injury.

“Just yesterday I had a very swollen foot. I prefer to work because I feel good that way. He knows I like being on the field, but we always respect the coach’s decision. Happy for the win, it’s not easy when we come from a winless streak“, began Hulk.

The demand is very high, keeping the environment light, with a lot of respect. We know that one hour the key would change. It’s not 100%, but it will be (ankle)“, completed Hulk in an interview with the Premiere channel.

In the press conference after Atlético-MG’s victory, coach Eduardo Coudet explained the reasons for having cast Hulk. Throughout the week, the attacker showed great swelling in his ankle and was doubtful for the match. In addition, the Argentine approved the performance of the Rooster and vibrated with the first victory in the Brasileirão.

“It’s the Hulk! Yesterday I tried to take him out of training to rest. But he wants to run, train, kick the ball. It’s what keeps him at the level he has. With each goal, he wins me a wine. He finished well, with normal pain, but we’ll take care of him because we need him on Wednesday, which will be a very important game“, evaluated Coudet in the press conference after the game.

“Ufa! We had a great first half. The score was short due to the volume of play we played. In the second half, Athletico’s changes complicated our game a little. We faced a great team, but I’m happy, we didn’t deserve the goal, we were fine. Generally speaking, things to fix, but lots of things to repeat. I think the team had a great volume of play“, he concluded.