At 03:00 Beijing time on April 11, the first round of the Bajia, the 35-year-old Hulk doubled and helped Mineiro Athletic defeat Brazil International 2-0 at home and won the opening red.
In the opening 10 minutes, Hulk received a teammate's header in the penalty area, and after a freehand stop to pass the goalkeeper who flew out, he easily hit the empty goal to give Mineiro Athletic a 1-0 lead.
In the 93rd minute, After Hulk shook the defender to the ground on a bicycle, he faced the attacking goalkeeper and gently picked it up to help Atletico Mineiro seal a 2-0 victory.
In his first season back in The First Division, Hulk won the League Golden Boot with 19 goals and helped Atletico Mineiro win the league title by 13 points. Hulk has scored 36 goals and 13 assists in all competitions last season, and this season, with the addition of the first double in the First Round of the Bajia, Hulk has scored 15 goals in all competitions, but only in 11 games.
To date, Hulk has made 78 appearances in all competitions in the last two seasons at Atlético Mineiro, directly involved in 66 goals (51 goals and 15 assists).
In addition to Hulk, another former Super Superstar Paulinho also scored in the first round of the Baliga. Paulinho scored the opening goal in the opening 17 minutes of botafogo's 3-1 win over Botafogo in the first round of the liga, which was the second time he had scored in the first round of the Liga.