In the early morning of February 21, Beijing time, the Brazilian Super Cup competition was staged, and the two sides of the match were Atlético Mineiro and Flamengo. As a result, 90 minutes into the battle, Atlético Mineiro relied on Hulk's 2-2 tie to drag the game into a penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, Hulk successfully scored the ball in 2 appearances, and finally helped the team sweep the 3 major championships in the country in 1 year.
Hulk, 35, returned to the Brazilian league as a free agent in February 2021 to join domestic supremacy Atlético Mineiro. Many fans joked that Hulk had previously made a lot of money in the club, and this time he returned to the Brazilian league, the goal was to fight for honor.
Because Hulk is not young, many fans believe that even if he can win the Brazilian league, the probability is high. But judging from last season's performance, Hulk has become the club's absolute thigh. In the Brazilian league, Hulk scored 19 goals, not only helping the team to win the league championship after 50 years, but also being elected the league's Golden Boot and best player.
In addition to the Brazilian First Division, in the Copa do Brasil, Hulk also helped the team to achieve the cup. In last year's Brazilian league, it can be said that under the leadership of Hulk, Atlético Mineiro has been full of gains. Of course, Atlético Mineiro also has their regrets, they lost to Palmeiras in the semi-finals of the Copa Libertadores with an away goal, and did not qualify for the final title.
If Atlético Mineiro won last year's Copa Libertadores, then the Club World Cup, which just ended this year, may also be in their pockets. Although it has been achieved in the past year to win multiple championships, Atlético Mineiro has not stopped their progress. Not long ago, they also waived another defensive backbone of the former football world, the Uruguayan Godin, which they believe will greatly improve the team's defensive strength.
After the start of the new season, Atlético Mineiro is currently competing in Bami United, and they are also the favourites to win the title. However, in the early hours of this morning, they "took time" to participate in the Brazilian Super Cup. Facing last season's league runner-up Flamengo, it was clearly not an easy game.
Looking back at the game, Atlético Mineiro relied on Fernandez's complementary shots to take a 1-0 lead in the final moments of the first half. But back in the second half, Flamengo scored two consecutive cities in eight minutes to achieve a 2-1 comeback. The strength of the two sides is between Bo Zhong, and at this time, Hulk, who is the absolute thigh, once again stands out.
In the 75th minute, Hulk blasted a shot in front of goal to tie the aggregate to 2-2. In this regard, the two sides fought for 90 minutes, and could only decide the winner through a penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, Hulk took the first penalty and he hit the ball steadily. The two sides then exchanged several rounds of penalties, but were unable to determine the winner. As a result, in the 12th round, Hulk once again took the penalty for Atletico Mineiro, and this time he also hit the same shot. Flamengo players then blocked the shot, and Atlético Mineiro won another title with an aggregate score of 10-9 and a penalty of 8-7, which was also the team's first title of 2022.
For Hulk, he is a real winner in life. In one year, he helped Atlético Mineiro win 3 important trophies. After achieving wealth freedom, he is now even moving forward with championship freedom. And what makes fans have to admire even more is that he seamlessly switched from a Chinese Super League thigh to a Brazilian league thigh.