At 03:00 Beijing time on February 21, the Brazilian Super Cup, Hulk wore a hat, and Atlético Mineiro beat Flamengo 8-7 on penalties to win the championship with an aggregate score of 10-9.
Fernandez opened the scoring in the 42nd minute, giving Atletico Mineiro a 1-0 lead at halftime. However, Atlético Mineiro conceded two goals in eight minutes in the second half, trailing 1-2 in an instant. In the 75th minute, Hulk fired a volley in the middle of the penalty area to help Atletico Mineiro equalise 2-2 and the two sides entered a penalty shootout.
In the penalty shootout, Hulk scored the ball as the first player on both sides to take the penalty, and both sides scored steadily, making it 5-5 in the first five rounds, entering a sudden death phase.
Interestingly, both sides scored all 5 penalties in the regular 5 rounds, but in the death phase, the penalty kicks were played for 6 rounds and failed to distinguish the winner, and the two sides each conceded 4 goals in the sudden death stage, and the total score of the penalty shootout came to 7-7. Because after the 11th round, all 11 people on the court were rounded, and the 12th round was hulk again.
In the 12th round, Hulk tricked the goalkeeper into the top left corner, completed the penalty double + alternative hat, while flamenco on the other side could not withstand the pressure to take the penalty point for life and death, and finally Mineiro Athletic won 8-7 on penalties to win the championship with an aggregate score of 10-9.
After leaving Shanghai Harbour in the Chinese Super League last year, Hulk joined Athletic Mineiro on a free basis. In just one year, Hulk has won 4 trophies at Atlético Mineiro, including the Baliga, the Copa Dopa Dopas, the Minero State Championship and the Brazilian Super Cup. He played for 4 and a half years in Shanghai Harbor, earning hundreds of millions of dollars, and only won 1 Chinese Super League championship and 1 Super Cup championship for Shanghai Harbor.
So far, the 35-year-old Hulk has made a total of 73 appearances at Atlético Mineiro, scoring 41 goals. He also delivered 13 assists for his teammates.