Hugo celebrates Corinthians' qualification against RB Bragantino

On Tuesday (20), Corinthians eliminated RB Bragantino in a match valid for the second leg of the round of 16 of the Copa Sul-Americana, at the Neo Química Arena, in a duel full of emotion, suffering and nervousness for all sides, given that in the first clash between the teams, in Ribeirão Preto, with the team from the interior in charge, the Corinthians won 2-1.

In the second, at the black and white home, the home team took the lead with Rodrigo Garro, giving the impression that from then on, everything would be even easier, however, Massa Bruta turned the score around with Eduardo Sasha and Luan Cândido, turning the score around and causing penalties, in which the star Corinthians goalkeeper Hugo Souza shone, making the team's classification concrete by defending the shots from Gustavinho, Douglas Mendes and Guilherme Lopes.

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_{Highlights of Corinthians 1 (5) x 2 (4) RB Bragantino (Video: reproduction/YouTube/SBT Sports)}

Goalkeeper's words

Protagonist of the classification, Hugo celebrated the victory with his teammates, and thanked for the moment, praising his team friends, family and God in particular: “All honor and glory to God, none of this is for me, everything is for Him. God knows how hard it was to be here, I want to thank my family, my friends, who have always been with me. Gratitude, that's all. That's all I have to say, thank you, that's all.”said the player, very happy and excited.

It is worth remembering that Hugo has still not been in the professional squad of Corinthians for long, and even before this occasion, he had already achieved the same merit in a penalty shootout against Grêmio in the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil, when the black and whites also qualified.

_{Hugo defending penalties against RB Bragantino (Reproduction/Instagram/@corinthians)}

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Corinthians agenda

Having qualified, Corinthians awaits the winner of Fortaleza and Rosario Central, from Argentina, to find out who they will face in the quarterfinals. This match will take place this Wednesday (21), at 7 pm, at Castelão.

The next match for Ramón Díaz's team is on Sunday (25), at 4 pm against Fortaleza at Castelão, for the 24th round of the Brazilian Championship Series A.

Featured Photo: Hugo Souza in Corinthians' classification against RB Bragantino (Reproduction/Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images Embed)

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