Hulk went through delicate moments before deciding for Atlético-MG in Libertadores against Alianza Lima; see what the star said
Hulk went through delicate moments before deciding for the Atlético-MG at liberators. During the night of last Tuesday, 6, in Peru, the number 7 scored the goal that gave the victory of 1 to 0 against Alliance Lima. That was his twentieth ball in the net in the season and he isolated himself in the artillery of the Galo. However, for fans who saw the match, they can’t imagine that their attacker overcame a fever to help in the match valid for the fifth round of the group stage.
As he left the pitch, after Atlético-MG’s victory against Alianza Lima, Hulk gave details of how he faced the fever. According to the attacker, he entered the field sick: “Since yesterday I’ve had a bit of a fever. I’m sweating cold here. Taking medicine. But I managed to help my teammates. These are things that we overcome. The most important thing is to leave here with the goal accomplished“.
In addition to revealing that he played the match with a fever, Hulk also spoke about Atlético-MG’s moment in the season. The climate was not the best after the elimination in the Copa do Brasil, but the victories against Cruzeiro and Alianza Lima gave a little more tranquility. Even so, the number 7 shirt said that Galo does not know what it is to live in peace and said that some gray hairs have grown since he landed in Belo Horizonte.
“We don’t know what it’s like to live in peace here. I usually joke with my wife that I started to have white hair when I started playing here in Brazil. It’s pressure, we love it. Football is being put to the test every game, and being better every day“, he revealed. In addition, Hulk made an overview of the situation of Atlético-MG in the Libertadores. The team was in second place in the group with nine points and depends only on itself to go until the round of 16.
Copa Libertadores is war. Away game is maximum strength, concentration. We know what caused us the first two games of the group stage, against Libertad, and then Athletico. Tough start. It cost us dearly. So, the delivery is greater, the pressure is greater”, he added.
Source: sportbuzz
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