Hulk avoids excuses and exudes sincerity after defeat

captain of Atlético-MG in the last match against Botafogo, Hulk broke the silence on Galo’s performance at Engenhão. The striker recognized the good performance and superiority of the Rio squad in the 2-0 victory last Sunday, 7th, valid for the fourth round of the Brazilian Championship 2023.

“The result is fair. We have to show our face. Take responsibility as a man. We don’t play to win. (O) Botafogo it was much better”, highlighted Hulk in an interview after the match. The number 7 shirt did not look for excuses to explain the performance presented to the fans and highlighted the responsibility of Alvinegro de Minas for the setback.

“Our team did not play what it had been playing. There is no excuse. It’s raising your head, working and taking responsibility. Everyone is a man to assume. In three days, we will have another game to try to win.”completed the striker, referring to the match against cuiabáalso away from home, on Wednesday, 10.

Even so, Hulk did not stop complaining about the lawn at Engenhão, claiming that it may have been an interference factor: “You will not always play well. Different field, synthetic, we are not used to it. I had a shot that the defender missed, and the ball bounced back, if it was a natural field, the ball would run for me to reach it. But the opponent was far superior to us”.

ROOSTER IN FIELD

This Sunday, the 7th, Botafogo received the Atlético-MG, in a match valid for the fourth round of the Brasileirão. Keeping up with its excellent phase, Fogão won another one in the competition and continues with 100% success rate. with goals from victor sa It is Matheus Nascimentothe team from Rio won its fourth victory, by the score of 2 to 0.

The first half started very open, with chances for both teams. Even at 9′, lucas perri he had a rare mistake and left the ball at Hulk’s feet, but he was lucky that the attacker ended up isolating the opportunity. In response, Botafogo’s first big opportunity came in the 18th minute, with a dangerous finish from Junior Santos… check out how the rest of the duel went!